A little bit of everything!

Hey guys!
Sorry it's been so long, it turns out most of the places we're staying are on dial up internet which slows things down a bit :)
Things are going great over here for Ella and me. A lot of stuff has happened since the last blog so this may seem a bit scattered.
We arrived in Timaru on Saturday and hung out in town for a while. Timaru is a very cute little coastal town which happened to shut down by 4 p.m. everyday; a little weird for us but it was still great. We had planned on camping on the beach for the weekend but then it started to pour once we left the coffee shop. We walked around and tried to find a dry place to camp but to no avail. We were starting to get worried about sleeping outside when we were found by the sweetest woman named Jendy. She saw us looking lost, asked if we knew where we were going and offered us a room in her house when we told her we had nowhere to go. She took us home and introduced us to her wonderful husband, Phil, and their 5 dogs. They were so unbelievably generous and we felt completely at home with them. We stayed with them til Monday morning and then Jendy drove us to our first farm.
The farm was Treehugger Organics and our hosts were Nath and Steph. Nath bought the farm about 7 years ago and he had lots of strawberries for us to pick. His farm manager, Lee, was awesome and showed us the ropes of the farm. Later that afternoon a great girl from Germany called Magdalena joined us and the 3 of us WWOOFers worked together everyday.
We left Treehugger this afternoon and are already at our next farm in Palmerston called Goodwood Organics. Our hosts are John and Allison and they seem great.
I am missing all of you back home, not in a sad way but in a happy way. I love you and will post soon.
xoxo Lilly

Notes from Ella!
Timaru- um, hello twilight zone.  lilly and i actually talked about whether or not the zombies had attacked and that's why no one was on the streets, we even laid out a plan of escape.
Bulldogs- never really had spent much time with them, absolutely fabulous.  so much muscle and slobbery goodness rolled into a precious, loud breathing, heavy dog who seem to think they're lap dogs.
Tree Hugger Organics- i think i will smell of strawberries, garlic, and honey forever... and i'm definitely not complaining.
New Zealand, thus far, absolutely fabulous, though after the last week of wwoofing, i don't think my back will ever be the same.  Nathan- never let the jungle patch get that out of control again :) . To lee and Magdalena- we couldn't have asked for a better thanksgiving abroad.  Stephanie- anytime you're in the states i'll give you a place to stay if you're willing to do the cooking.
Love to everyone we've met thus far.
<3<3<3
Ella