The Good Earth Retreat is a secluded garden with avocado and peach trees, enormous aloe, and sandy paths through the vegetable beds. Our cottage was sparkling, with two bedrooms (3 beds), an enormous bathroom with roomy shower, a convenient table and chairs, an attached kitchen with all we needed, and comfortable chairs on a patio good for staring up at the Milky Way at night. Dix had interesting reading material (Zen teachers) by the bed. The Good Earth Retreat is located close to Hot Water Beach and Cathedral Cove. But the best part about our stay was the host, Dix. He showed us around his house, which he converted from a barn. It has beautiful rammed earth walls, lovely old furniture, and art hand-carried from Bali. He told us his story of leaving the rat race in California to live in New Zealand, and how he made it happen. What an inspiration he was. I feel like I can make MY dreams come true.