My second visit to Auckland marked the finishing point of my
bus loop with Magic. On the way from Mt.
Maunganui we stopped along the way for a walk in the woods and lastly at the
Rose Gardens in Parnell before reaching the downtown core. I didn’t stay long as quickly boarded the
Northern Express Bus to travel to Albany (a northern suburb of Auckland). A short walk down the hill and through the
bushes I found reception and was shown around property and wellness
center. As I arrived they were in the
process of moving the WWOOFer’s to different accommodation due to an in-session
retreat arriving over the next few days.
I ended up sharing a shed with two other girls down at the bottom of the
hill. It was very basic but not so bad;
the bed itself was quite comfortable and after grabbing extra blankets for the
second night I was enjoying our little hideaway. My work here was laidback and different each
day ranging from cleaning retreat rooms, public areas, event planning and
helping out in the kitchen. In my free
time I attended a yoga class, swam in the pool, watched Alice in Wonderland in
3D, and joined the community events including Hare Krisha night, pizza night,
documentary movie nights, and WWOOFer appreciation night (Thank you
Tony!). It was a nice and easy place to
WWOOF and a great sorted for my last big trip – The Northland.
