Farm sits galore Part 2 - March 2020

Raglan, as far as the eye can see

We were delighted to accept a sit in rural Raglan and one which James had done some years before.  So this was kind of a repeat sit .... for one of us anyway.  So great to catch up with the homeowners again too.  This is one of the delights of repeat sits.  Getting to meet some great people all over again!

Raglan is a beach/surfing town in the Waikato.  It is tucked a little out of the way but is still a very popular summer destination for many.  We were lucky to be staying out of the busy-ness of the town, a common theme for us.  We much prefer to stay rural wherever in the world we are.

Ostensibly, we were tasked with keeping Boodle company.  Boodle seems only to know how to chill and we were happy to oblige.

However, as the weather had been particularly dry leading up to this point, there was also a bit of feeding out to be done for the cattle and horses.  We absolutely loved our travels around the farm twice a day, checking everyone had enough to eat, moving the cattle occasionally and putting doses of zinc in the troughs.

Someone in his element!  It is necessary to be able to drive &
operate a wide variety of  vehicles and machinery to facilitate
our lifestyle

The fillies

The colts

Mother and babe

We still found time for a walk in the beach.  The weather was gorgeous and it would be rude not to!

Farm sits galore Part 1 - Feb/Mar 2020

A family of five, Te Puke

Te Puke beckoned with the promise of 5 dogs who live on a farm (as opposed to ‘farm dogs’!) who needed our company for a week in February/March 2020.

Son and Mum ... Bailey & Vienna

Mum and Son .... Max & Sian

Jess, the pretend farm dog, who wandered in one day
looking for a better place to call home

The cats, Fluffy, Millie and Oscar were extremely self-suffient and only ventured in at night to sleep on the spare bed. They all appreciated a pat and a cuddle too.

We had a lovely time making homemade lemonade from the lemon tree in the yard which was full to overflowing with ripe lemons. We walked the dogs around the farm. Sian was too old and immobile to come with us but Max, who is blind, managed really well as long as one of us kept in contact with him the whole way both by voice and touch.

Another reason we were drawn to Te Puke was that we like to fish the Maketu cut. The couple of times we ventured there we didn’t catch any fish, but neither did any of the other fisherman. There has been a lot of reclamation work done in the area since we were here last which is awesome to see.

As usual, everyone ... humans and furries alike, all had a wonderful time enjoying lots of attention and cuddles.