Accommodation

View of the house with B&B entrance
We are conveniently located in Waimauku – the gateway to Muriwai & the Kaipara Harbour – 30min northwest of Auckland.

Animals

Grey cat sitting on balustrade gazing into the distance
Guests at the farmstay can enjoy lots of cute and friendly farm animals around – Alpacas, cows, chickens, horses, goats, ducks and the cats.

Activities

Whether you would like to explore nature, watch stunning sunsets, relax or be thrillseeking – the area offers something for everyone.
Girl milking a goat into a glass bottle

May, June, same old rain and mud

It feels to me that it has been raining for 24 months straight with very few breaks. There was no summer, the water tank remained full throughout what was called summer in the calendar, the grass kept growing. Which both were the good side effects.

But nothing really ever dried out, gumboots are a must (even in normal weather, that is). The animals spent a lot of time in the shelter, the chicken are rather moody and almost stopped laying. BBQs were reduced to a minimum. We had flooding and cylones. The ducks have been the only very happy creatures but they turned their area into a slimy, muddy mess.

Guess that sums up the last few months.

Throughout May we had Cyclone repairs with new wall insulation fitted, new plasterboard, new carpet. Apart from the disruptions, it was good to see the result being better than before.

But of course also more rain.

June saw the arrival of two new goats to the collection, now we have 2 boys and 2 girls. No, no breeding.

The girls are very docile compared to the boys who seem to be more ‘active’, ie running, jumping and doing silly things.

Both girls currently still give milk and they are being milked every 2nd day.

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