My home town would be Moonlight/Atarau. Back in the 1800's Gorge Moonlight sailed across from Scotland and ended up down south in otago, Moonlight/Macraes Flat, where he started a gold rush. After that he started to travel up and ended up on the West Coast. He found himself up in the Paparoas, where he found gold and created a new gold rush. He because of that, everyone started to build houses along the tracks, shop started opening like a butcher and a greengrocer and there was a school. The place was there for named after him. He had a wife and two children. Afterwards they moved to Murchison to own a hotel.
What is really awesome that I am the 7th generation female to live in Moonlight which is pretty cool.
Where I live it is mainly farmland and beautiful bush. There are many rivers and creeks around us where we can fish and swim. There are heaps of tracks around for a tramps and day walks. In our bush there are many rare and endangered things like the great spotted kiwi or the yellow rata, which my Grandad and I spotted and got a helicopter ride to see them up close and to get some photographs.
I am so gratefull to live in such a beautiful inviroment and i don't think there would be any better place to live.
Hi Jess
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading your post about where you live. Not only did you have a little bit of history about where you live but I can hear the passion you have for it as well.
It sounds really beautiful.
It is really cool that you are a 7th generation female living in Moonlight. That is just great!
Flying over where you live in a helicopter is an awesome experience to have had. I bet you got some awesome photos!
Its really important that we look after the environment where we live so that it is just as beautiful in years to come.
Well done Jess! I really did enjoy reading this post.
Keep up the good work!
Until next time
Allie :)
Hi Jess!
ReplyDeleteGreat describing! I also like it how you have done some history about Moonlight too.
Blog ya later:)
Jess