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Cool! do they call them feijoas in California, too?

They definitely have the best view! The kiwi house was super dark!

Yeah, it wasn't too busy. Though their restaurant was a little pricy.

Yes, lots of apples! :)

Thanks! I think the other Matariki meal turned out better. I couldn't find watercress this time around.

@@TheAbbottAbode Yes I was thinking maybe some greens would have been nice with it, but it was still great though. Silverbeet is easy to grow, have you considered planting anything like that ?

@@mrpaisleyshirt We do have some silverbeet growing!

@@TheAbbottAbode Great :)

Thank you!

Glad you enjoyed the Kiwi House experience! It's unfortunate we didn't spot one, but oh well.

@@TheAbbottAbode That's Kiwis for ya :)

Too rustic? To be fair, I wasn't a fan of the bath tub out in the room either.

Glad it brought back memories for you!

Apple name?

@@navanathhamare6604 There are several types of apples that we picked, mainly Fuji and NZ Queen.

Do they have seedlings. Maybe I can order like 500 trees

They're not too bad. Have you been there? How do you think it compares to NZ?

@@TheAbbottAbode Never been there I'm afraid, but from your video it looks as if people care about keeping the city presentable. I suppose you have to experience a place by actually being there to know though. I just wish councils, and more of the general public in NZ put a bit more effort into maintaining and keeping our towns and cities tidier. I wonder what some tourists think sometimes, when I see the state of places here. But again, every country has it's grotty areas.

@@mrpaisleyshirt I could go on and on about NZ not quite as nice as being portrayed by tourism! I wonder what else the taxpayers pay for other than the never ending roadworks. When we arrived in NZ several years ago, I mentioned to a born and bred Kiwi that I expected NZ to be more clean and green like portrayed by the tourism ads! They got offended. Maybe I was too direct. 😅 The other thing I've noticed is how divided pakeha and tangata whenua are. This is to the point they have different accents and their experiences are a word apart. I was naive to think that they just mingled together. I'm sure there are some that do, but not once you really get to meet people. These were some of things I noticed when we first arrived that wasn't quite what we expected. It's getting better and people try to make changes, but it doesn't last long.

@@TheAbbottAbode Yes I quite agree with you. I can appreciate how difficult and awkward it would have felt when you were trying to adjust to life here. I really do believe it can be a great culture shock for people arriving here from other countries. I hope you guys are managing okay anyway. I think we've just got to find a place where we can feel comfortable and safe. That's all I want anyway. I was born and grew up in Auckland, but I'm over that place now.

@@mrpaisleyshirt There's pros and cons to everywhere. Different regions within NZ have a different "culture" to it too! If we did leave NZ, there's a lot we'd miss about it. NZ will always be special to us. Though sometimes we feel we have outgrown the place. It's hard to decide whether we really want to settle long term given we don't have family in NZ if that makes sense! I should make a video on our culture shock experience when we first got here, and also the reverse culture shock when we've traveled back!

We were only there one night and went over to other people's house to eat! Oh, and the hotel breakfast downstairs. 😁

Never know with that GPS! 🙄

It's crazy how the same spot changes over the seasons!

Funny we talked about expecting a little more to the exhibit with the admission fee. 🤣

@@TheAbbottAbode So many things just don't live up to expectations these days 😞

@@mrpaisleyshirt Sad. It was still a cool experience and good to see an international exhibit come to NZ!

It's more like a "petting zoo" or a "petting farm".

Teddy was asleep. 🤣

Shussshh ! @@TheAbbottAbode

We loved the place, and would love to go back! Free bananas would be nice! 🍌🍌🍌

Oh, it was hailing the next day, which was pretty scary.

Yes, this is carry on/cabin sized! I agree that the wheels are not super discreet.

We've heard that quite a bit.

@@TheAbbottAbode That weather looked pretty good for Winter :)

I wouldn't consider it a "holiday" when there are family needs to attend to, but we've been back in Aotearoa for a bit now. Just catching up on videos. We didn't record much for videos while gone though.