There, and back again

Going down south

2010-12-23T12:55:00.001-08:00

Going down south

Marlborough Wine Region

Kaikora

Christchurch - Lyttelton

Through to Hanmer Springs

Lake Tekapo

Mount John - Sky and Earth

Lake Pukaki

Highest peak of NZ - from above

Lake Wanaka on the 1. Advent

Kawerau Bridge Bungie

Queenstown

Glenorchy

Mirror lakes

Key Summit Track

Milford Sounds

Omarou - Dunedin

Land of the long white cloud, again ! :)

2010-12-23T12:54:00.003-08:00

White Island Vulcano

Rotorua

Orakai Koraki

Taupo

Tongario National Park

Catch up in Palmi North

Wellington

Quick Stop over in Sydney

Atui - home of the Makatea

2010-12-23T12:54:00.001-08:00

Finally reunited with my missing piece on Rarotonga

Sailing the day away - and the night :)

2010-10-10T16:10:00.001-07:00

The Wigmores ;

HDR Raro

Paradise Sailing Trip

Most beautiful swell ever @ Edgewater

Robertito - and the Wigmores :)

Stars - Storms - sacred and secret Spaces

2010-10-04T22:29:00.001-07:00

Timetravelling in secret sacred Tarofields - Finding the peace

Stormy days on Raro

Hitting the beach

2010-10-04T19:20:00.001-07:00

Its all about running - or drinking?? :)

2010-10-04T18:57:00.001-07:00

The HASH HOUSE HARRIERS - serious drinkers with a running problem

The Foundraiser K9 9K run

Around the Island - 32 km - race!

Around the Island relay team run - 32 km -

Shapeshifters in Rarotonga !

The Fishbowl night - a night / day to remember - more or less. :)

Climbing the Clouds

2010-10-04T17:33:00.001-07:00

Te Manga - highest peak in the Cook Islands!

Raemaru Mountain

The Aqua life of Raro

2010-09-10T20:08:00.001-07:00

Diving - sailing - whalewatching - freediving

Picton Castle

Kia Orana - getting local in the Cook Islands

2010-08-19T17:02:00.000-07:00

Rarotonga - Cook Islands - Gospel Day 2010

The Esther Honey Foundation

Kindergarden @ Esther Honey

Bloodtransfusion on TC

Fishpoisening cat

Dog Census on Rarotonga

Mr. Brothers Pigfarm

Glenworth Valley, Camping in Winter

2010-07-07T20:59:00.000-07:00

Sydney made my life complet ( ly ) ....

2010-07-06T22:01:00.000-07:00

... FASCINATING EXPLORING ...

... EXPERIMENTAL ...

... ENJOYING....

... CARING ...

Sharkvisit @ South West Rocks, NSW

2010-05-24T21:49:00.001-07:00

SOUTH WEST ROCKS

A Sunday backwards, May, 2010

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FOR WHAT ITS WORTH

2010-05-10T20:57:00.001-07:00

And in between : TIME TO PLAY :)

And IF I am not playing - I am playing. :)

Hornsby Area, Sydney

2010-04-07T06:11:00.001-07:00

There is one fact – I will never be rich, or roughly rich.
I am 28 years (young) and don’t own anything, not even a hairdryer. Oh I forgot, I have a small push scooter! Anyway, I may don’t own much but in the past years I learned that I don’t need much to be happy.
I am happy with what I´ve got – Freedom. And believe me, it’s a great feeling.

I will never have a big house in a special location, the more I appreciate living in these houses – well living is maybe overrated – I simply house sit them but it’s a great way to discover new area´s and get to know locals.
In the moment I am sitting on a big terrace with a million dollar view over a beautiful evergreen bush valley , accompanied by a standard puddle and lots of cockatoos in the trees. Every sunrise,- sunset they get together in large groups to get to there sleeping trees who are just a spit away from the house. I love cockatoos , they are amazing birds.
And sitting here on the terrace or looking out of my window even feels like sitting right in the tree with them!

Hornsby Heights is surrounded by bush so I try to discover lots of it, beautiful bush walks are hiding everywhere. One day Bron and me were walking a 4 km walk and we started in nice sunny weather as more and more clouds were coming and it finally rained like pigs, we found a rock overhang and underneath – a couch! In the middle of the bush! Then there was thunder ( oh jeah, you know me!! :) ) and we hike trough the tree area, which was covered in fern, as we realized we are not alone. Ca. 1 million leeches tried to get a lift on our legs and shoes.
They were everywhere. Hgggggggg……

The Crosslands

Without my friend Bron and her Husband Grant I would not have the chance to be here, they are helping me out with so much, even offered me there car and mountain bike to get around.. and to thank them I simply crashed there car. I cant believe it! I have driven over 100.000 km in the last 12 years and never had an accident and then pinggggg, in the next moment I am crashing my friends car. Good job Kristin.

Thornleigh

Over Eastern I was house-sitting Bron´s place, a nice house close to the bush with 2 dogs and 4 chickens. I had a great time and for easter I had my friend Tanja over and I took her for a mountain bike tour in the Pennant Hills area. It turned out to be a BUSHBIKING trip, Bike & Hike! Fun but exhausting ( like the other day when I was 7 km inland the park and suddenly my chain snapped …. Tsssiiinnnggggg… 7 Km back walking, Uphill pushing the bike.. so my luck! )

The next day we spent at Palm Beach, getting smashed and tumbled by huge waves. What a nice Easter! Like my last one, in Guatemala during the holy week..

Living the Aussie Style , Sydney.

2010-04-03T20:32:00.001-07:00

There is no doubt that Australians are one of the happiest nations on earth.
They are born with the sense how to enjoy life. And Australia is giving them the best opportunities to do so. There is everything you need in this country.
Sydney is a great place to live and thanks to my aussie friends, I got the chance to live the aussie style, be part of the Aussie world and live in Aussie places all over Sydney.

Newport, Northern Beaches

Newport at Midnight

Tiger Gerald and his play partner

Palm Beach, Northern Beaches.

!!! Australia Day !!!

It's the end of an era - North Shore Vet Hospital

Time has come to say good bye to the best working place ever – North Shore Vet Hospital.
Thanks to my stupid Visa, I have to leave this place which makes me very sad.
It is def. one of the busiest – but best places I ever worked, the team is just amazing to work with.

They gave me such a good time, I learned lots and had so much fun with everybody.
I hope there will be a return opportunity one day, because North Shore is def the place to be!:)
We had a nice Farewell BBQ party on top of the Hospital - gosh I love that place.
Thanks so much for everything, I will miss you guys so much!

Sydneys secret places

2010-02-24T02:32:00.001-08:00

Some people say, I do the same thing like they are doing back home.
As if that would be that easy!
Speaking another language, finding a place to live, finding work and the hardest part, finding friends, is not called easy.
I have been very lucky when I found my work in that amazing animal hospital with lovely people, it made my life so much easier and nicer.
I can’t thank them all enough.
It is Taff to start back at ZERO every time you move or work somewhere else but otherwise it would be boring. Since my return friends offered me shelters and took me to secret, or may just very unknown places in and around Sydney.
I love the freedom, I love Sydney, I love my life.

Glow worm caves, Newnes

Upper colo region, Wollemi National park

Wiseman´s Ferry along the Hawkesbury River

Thanks to everybody who makes my life so nice! special thanks to susi, Bron, Grant and Anita!!! :))

LIFE IS SPEEDING

2010-01-31T13:11:00.001-08:00

2009 : DONE.

What a year. It has gone so quickly. Like my last 28 years.
Why is life speeding us through life? Why not taking its time to give us the life we want to live for a long time? There should be some "slow down life!" signs and heavy fines for speeding. But who is gonna get the bills?
Whats 365 days? Nothing!
But I can tell you a part of my last ones.
Its been a huge 365 days for me.
I probably slept 2555 hours ( 100 days !! )off it, spent 2.5 days under water and approx. 30 days in transports.
I flew one time around the earth.
I become a Dive master, done over 100 dives this year. Every single one was breath taking.
Got an 7.3 earthquake, on my birthday.
And a Tsunami warning, I experienced the fear.
I discovered 5 new countries and started learning one new language.
Only got robbed once. Nearly twice. Actually, nearly 3 times.
Lost one beloved family member.

I enjoyed 2009. It was a good year. Every year should be great.
There is so much to do and to see in this amazing world, life is just to short!
You have to make the most out of it. It is so f****** worth it!
Because: you only live once - and it IS worth it - every single day.
Don’t waste your time – live your life!!!
Welcome 2010.