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We have
just back from our 20 days trip of New Zealand, which is a wonderful
experience. We have stayed in Our Farm Park for 2 days on our arrival (25th
& 26th Jul 07). Our Farm Park is situated in a lovely quiet village Puhoi,
just about an hour's drive from Auckland international airport.
As a family of four members with 2 kids, I searched the official website of
New Zealand for farmstay options, then I booked Our Farm Park for several
reasons:
1. It is a farm with many kinds of animals: horses, sheep, cows, chickens,
and cats, etc;
2. It is an organic farm where we can eat organic healthy food;
3. Just an hour drive from Auckland airport;
4. Many activities to do around, such as horse riding, walks,
visiting beaches, spa,
etc;
5. They take only ONE family/group/couple/single visitor at a time.
Once we arrived Our Farm Park, which is situated on a slope with stunning
panoramic views, fresh air and sweet bird songs; we are immediately
attracted by the beauty of it. The hosts of the farm: Peter and (his wife)
Nicholas are very nice, they just tried their very best to ensure we have a
happy and comfortable stay in their place. It is quite amazing that they
built they lovely house, including the furniture by their own hands! The
decoration of the house is simple yet very stylish, very comfortable indeed,
and we just couldn't help but opened our mouths wide when we first see our
rooms: so clean, beautiful and spacious, and we can see the garden and a
little pond from the window of our rooms.
The food Nicholas prepared for us are very TASTY, all fresh, organic and
healthy. I can still recall the wonderful moments with Peter and Nicholas:
Peter took us for a ride to see his HUGE farm (over 5km fence!), and we
walked in a little Kauri tree forest near a stream, he also taught our kids
patiently how to milk the cow, and their lovely grand daughter shared her
swing with our kids, too. Nicholas taught our kids how to spin the wool by
the fire at night in the sitting room...
I had taken many photos within the 2 days of our stay, especially on the
next early morning of our stay, I enjoyed a fabulous sunrise!
If we visit NZ again in the future, we will definitely choose to stay in Our
Farm Park.
Agnes Leung, Hong Kong
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