So I recovered from my trip to the land of self-pity with a call from a Chch friend (who shall remain nameless for security reasons...) that said get on the ferry, we're going to Wellington for a few days. Sounds good to me. We came over on Wednesday and enjoyed a fantastic Malaysian dinner (went back to Cinta's Mark - the best roti in the world) and ended up going to see Bridget Jones. Ahh Bridget, you speak for all womenkind!

Anyway, yesterday was spent roaming about, shopping, going up th ecable car (merely to play on the swings at the top) and enjoying city life. Later we met up with Duncan for dinner and a drink or 2... or more... Let's just say that when we go thome we decided to offer a courteous wake up call to our poor, lowly working class friends in Chch... We're considerate people.

And now... well I have a plan! Sort of... I'm picking up a rental car tomorrow for another free relocation to Auckland where I can drop some of my stuff. Then I'll head back to the Coromandel and Mt Monganui area, hoping to get some decent beach days in ... my days of summer are rapidly diminishing...

I did have a lot more to say but my brain capacity also appears to be rapidly diminishing.