It's the usual story, of not bothering with what's in your own backyard, being seduced by exotic locations further afield - but New Zealand's neat green landscapes are exotic enough for millions of tourists to come here every year from all over the world. Note to self: Get out more.
It's always lovely to get into the country; and though our friends were a little sad that they hadn't been able to afford a section with a sea view, their ridge-top position looks out over bush and farmland and a lake and even two alpacas, and I'd be happy with that. It's what we used to have in England - that is, when the view, and even the light, weren't totally blocked by cattle and sheep looming at the window staring in at what was probably like a sort of television to them. Poor things: the kitchen window must have given them less cooking show, more horror movie, when steak or lamb chops were on the menu.
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