Cottage in the Welcome Bay

OK, continue my journey.

I reached Te Puke, the kiwi capitol of the world by 1st of April, the April Fool day.

Alright, i mentioned bout we met a kiwi constructor in Mt. Maunganui, when we made a wrong turn on the way to Te Puke.

So the fellow said, he needs someone work with his farm, and he willing to give us job and a place to stay. Of course we're happy, we haven't been the place yet already got a job and place wei! So we departed from Mt. Maunganui to address of the place in Te Puke.

We have been looking the location for an hour, and finally we got the place, and the place that fellow mentioned was 2 big contenants, with Africa and Indian guys staying there. The place and the people is freaking horrible and we only stay for 10 minutes, then we decided run away and not even pick up the call from the kiwi constructor.

But!

That time is about 7pm, the day was turning to night, and the town is getting silent, we gonna get a place to stay in this night.

Oh yea, by the way, Te Puke town is a very very small town, with only one main road and 2 rolls of shop, that's it.

But this town is full of backpackers, especially when the kiwi season is start, the farm and pack house do need a lot of seasonal working to work for them, so there are lot backpackers hostel around too.

And, as i said, we come in the peak season, we been asked 2 hostels and they were all full, and no place for the coming future, coz backpackers are not moving until the kiwi season ends.

Finally, someone we met in a backpackers hostel told us, if we want some place to stay for long time, like a house or flat, can go for a person, we got the number and called her up, she said she got a house but the place is not available in that night.

Oh damn, how good, i ready to spend the night in car, just the night is cool and we don't have any warm clothe or sleeping bag.

So finally, we spotted a backpackers hostel and just try our luck. There are a bed free in a mix dorm, and 2 beds free in a female dorm, cost us 26nzd per night. We took it, 2 nights, with very unreasonable price in such a small town.

Hairy Berry

Dirty Hall

The Blogger in the dorm

This backpackers hostel call Hairy Berry Backpackers, and this is the worst backpackers hostel i ever stay (Oh how good, i experienced both best and worst backpackers in NZ). Dirty, mess, noisy, cold and uncomfortable place.



But God is leading us, we met our current housemate there, and we asked about kiwi packhouse stuff there, well, in next post. This post only bout the house i'm staying right now (ok la i know i got lot of bullshit in the front la).


OK, remember the phone number i got bout a farm house for rent?


We're actually gave up at first, coz the place seem far, and we met 2 malaysian in backpackers and they told me they're goin to move in to a house, and there is a bedroom for 3 ladies available. But end up the room was taken and we have to extend our night stay in Hairy Berry.


What a sad! Then suddenly i remember of the number, just because i so desparate want to move out from the backpacker, and if we don't get a flat or house right now, we'll not getting any in the future, coz the season is start by early of April, and lot of backpakcers are coming.


So i text the owner, she even come and lead us to the farm house in the town.


And small accident happenend in between, i will blog it out later.


When i first saw this cottage, i love this cottage at the first sign.

The cottage

Yoyo and Cottage

Front the road side

The owner is local, she and her husband own a mountain.


Yes, a MOUNTAIN and a KIWI FARM!


We visited their house before go to the cottage, their house is on the top of the mountain. They see sun rise in the front of their house, and see sun set in the back balcony of their house. That is fantastic!


Then she brought us to the cottage, which her son was staying before he move to Australia. The cottage with an open kitchen with a lovely living room, 3 bedrooms with a toilet and bathroom, backyard and a lovely garden.


Ok, again i lazy to rearrange the photos, below photos are the favourite part of the house, yet i'm not the one who staying in the room =(

Timber and stone


The stair case

The second floor

2nd floor front window

2nd floor from the side


Remember the 2 malaysian i met in the backpackers? Yea they're moving in to a house, which is sharing with 21 people.

Yes, 21, you're not seeing wrong, I'm not typing wrong.

And after we brought them to see the house, immediately they decided to move in next week :D.

I'll bring you to see the other part of the house right now.

house phone

Bath tube, invisible one =P

Toilet and bathroom

Sun and Tien bedroom

The beautiful kitchen

View front the window

View front the kitchen

Living room

Living room

Kitchen

Bar

to 2nd floor

The blogger's room

The fire!!!!

A very NZ farm house, isn't?

So that's why i love this little cottage!!!! I bet you're too right?!

See the old things in the house, this is so amazing!

Bunnie!

Ok the bunnies just accidently appear in the middle of the photos, and i lazy to arrange again.

Alright beside the inner part of the house, let see the back yard and the garden and the environment around

back yard


Tomotoes!

Fresh tomotoes everyday

Garden

Garden

I love the tree in front of house!

Lavender wei!

The unknow plant

The great view

I love new zealand as the scene just like a picture i used to see from book, and i feel i'm in the picture right now =).

Well, there are some other about this cottage to blog about, but i think this is a little bit too long, will continue in the next blog.

And Babby Chew, stop persuade me to go back in 3 months time, NEVER.

I bet you want me to be happy, isn't?

Babby, i'm really happy, i'm really love to staying here and live my life.

Just let me be happy, and let me do what i wish to do right now, and i promise i won't forget home, won't forget the family.

Te Puke, New Zealand
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Rach in staring the stars, the full sky of stars. mood.

鸡蛋糕

今天不写游记。

因为我比想象中更想你，比想象中更在意你的不在意，比想象中更介意你要带别人去那家我带你去的餐厅。

死鸡蛋糕。

他妈妈的，为什么你不去死一下，又或者蒸发一下，就不要让我看到你的消息好不好？

好了，疯完了，感谢Panda的音乐配合，火炉的气氛营造，就酱。

游记明天用烂英文继续写，今天休息。





Te Puke, New Zealand
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Rach in hating the wide networking of facebook mood.

The Kiwi Capitol

Ok saya kepala sakit, i bet you guys stare at the photos longer a bit pun sama.

Ok la failure in editing the photos, i try to make the photos to more hmm... more hmmm.. beau..ti..ful?

Yea yea yea a failure. But i don't care coz i'm lazy to edit all over again, just let the photos to stimulate your eye balls just for once.

Alright as mentioned in the last post. The journey to Te Puke from Auckland.

We got Yoyo, and we travel with Yoyo in the 4th day i arrived in NZ.

Leaving from the city

Heading to the rural


Feed Yoyo before the journey

Mei Yee is sleeping..

Sun is driving..

I'm looking at the map!

I'm so nervous the day before we departed to Te Puke, coz wireless and free internet connection is not popular in NZ yet, you want to online and you have to pay, and its hell expensive. In the hostel, we bought 1 hour internet time with 3NZD, around 6RM.

Ok this is not the main point, the main point is, we're relay on the internet much, and sun and mei yee don't have any experience in backpacking in western country. I feel like i have the
responsibility to lead them and settle everything for them.

So again, the main point is, we cant find the way to Te Puke from Auckland!!!!

All we have is the map, hard copy one.

If you know me well, i cant read the map well, but anyway, i jsut have to try, i don't have other choice.

So i figured out a way to go onto the highway the night before depart.

And yea, i did it :D.

This is the best thing of backpacking, things come suddenly, and you just have to solve it, i just love the feeling when i achieve something like this.

And of course, NZ highway is pretty clear and simple, and, small.

They called the 2 lines road as "highway", which in Malaysia, we refer this as "kampung road".

Stop at the road side for lunch, cool campervan at front

The owner of the campervan bring doggies along!

Taking photo, placed my Xiao P on the dustbin.

And continue the journey

Its easier to found a cow than a human here.

From Auckland to Te Puke is 200km++ according to Google map, if i drive in Malaysia, its around 2 to 3 hours to reach, but in NZ, took us 4 ++ hours.

No kidding, we drive slow, coz NZ very strict on the traffic, i stopped by a traffic just for random check, and everyone is follow the law, follow the speed, and drive really safe, so we adapt the culture, and follow the speed.

We follow the State Highway 2 to the direction of Tauranga, before Tauranga turn to Te Puke, but we took wrong turn and the road leaded us to Mountain Maunganui, an attraction of NZ.

The seaside of Mt. Maunganui

I love this one :D

Sun and Mei Yee

I love this too

Random


Random too.

Sun

Mei Yee

The Blogger


We met an uncle who called himself as kiwi contrustor there, well its a long and scary story, perhap in next post.

But anyway, we reached here safely...

Te Puke, the kiwi Capitol

And start my new life here... =)

Alright i goin to kacau my housemate, tomorrow will update about te puke, bout what i haven't know yet la.. my home? perhaps =D.

Stay tuned.

Te Puke, New Zealand

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Rach in the cookie is damn nice! mood