Hi All,
We arrived in Auckland on May 17th. We drove down to Hamilton the same day and started shopping for everything we need to get started. Within a week we were sucessful in finding a car, furnishing a house and getting a 4 wheeler for the farm! It was a very busy week getting settled and kicking the jet lag!
We are now moved into our house on the edge of the farm near the town of Tirau. We don't officially start work until June 1st, but are spending time on the farm the next few days to get a feel for things. We are going to the Bay of Plenty this weekend to celebrate Jennifer's birthday.
The dairy has seasonal calving that will start on July 14th. We will have 1000 calves in about 10 weeks!
It is autumn here and we are having A LOT of rain with temps in the 60's during the day and 50's at night. They tell us that it will be very wet through the winter into August.
Everybody here is incredibly friendly and very welcoming.
