The Naked Yoga Man

So let me tell you about Michael, the wwoof host who’s add on the website just sounded so appealing to Laura and I.

However there was a lot more to Michael’s life than what he advertised.  

The moment we met Michael, Laura and I both had a funny feeling. The way he was speaking to us, looking at us and asking us questions was just very strange.

When we walked into his house I was caught a little off guard. The place was a pig sty! It was so cluttered and there was stuff everywhere. Michael informed us that the house hadn’t been cleaned since April, when his last wwoofer was there.

What kind of person NEVER cleans their house?!

Next he brought us out onto the porch to discuss things such as the jobs we would be expected to do. He also gave us an overview of his daily schedule which included sunbathing and doing yoga naked on his back porch, an activity that he welcomed us to join in on. And from this comment he will be forever known as the naked yoga guy by Laura and I. He also asked us whether we were a lesbian couple because the caravan ...our new accommodation... was quite small.

Before heading down to the caravan he asked us how we felt about ants.

Why did he ask this?

Well he casually informed us that there has been an ant infestation in the caravan we would be staying in. As if this information wasn’t bad enough he felt the need to explain that when he walked in yesterday the walls were black with all the ants.

just a quick glimpse of the ants

ANTS?! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! For those of you who know me well you know that I can’t stand ants. Its irrational I know, they are for the most part harmless, but I just can’t stand them.

On our way down to the caravan he gave us a tour first of the tiny sauna.. which he  emphasized gets VERY HOT with lots of people in it. Next was the massage room, a little cabin with nothing but a double bed and a TV in it. I personally do not want to know what goes on in there.

THE CARAVAN

Trying to keep an open mind we walked down to the caravan with some cleaning supplies. Our first job was to clean out the caravan. Our spirits were quickly plummeting as we started to clean and realized that he hadn’t been kidding when he had said that there were ants everywhere. All the drawers and window areas were covered but the worst of it were the ants crawling in and around the beds, blankets and pillows.

Laura and I made a quick decision and booked it out of there. It was just too weird and uncomfortable... and the presence of those damn ants was just the icing on the cake.

We arrived back in Wellington City later that afternoon and booked the ferry to Picton (the South Island) for the next day.

Having arrived in the South Island Laura and I are feeling extremely relieved and very happy that we haven’t spent the last few days in an ant infested caravan! 

Bed #1

Bed #2