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.

I am one sad little girl.

I left Christchurch yesterday, after 7 months of living in the best spot in NZ and one of the best in the world. It broke my heart to go. I cried from Kilmore St to Kaikoura, but know it was time to move on. When travelling I never expect to settle & build a life. All of a sudden I looked around me and I had a home, 2 families (Foley & J&G) and great friends. Not so easy to move on from all that. But as a wise man once told me (that's you Clay) that if it wasn't hard to leave it all, then it would have been a waste. So true.

So now I'm on holiday! I have no idea what to do with myself! I've come up to Picton with the intentions of doing some walking in the Marlborough Sound but twisted my bloody ankle again on the weekend, cancelling that plan. Ah well, maybe I'll take a boat cruise... it's more my style anyway!

Back to life in Chch... I finished at Foley on Wednesday, celebrated with one of Tom's fantasic cakes - they are reason to work there themselves! I gained 10 lbs just looking at it, then devoured a slice or 2... heaven! Thurs & Fri I spent at Doorways and Saturday night they hosted my leaving party (some of them referred to it as the Christmas party, but we all know what it really was). It was an absolute riot, playing Patonque (some silly French bowling type game), having a bbq and heading to town. (The twisted ankle came from a victory dance gone wrong as Jacqui & I beat the boss at a round of patonque. Teehee. ) It was a fantastic night, despite the speech the bastards made me give (I'm shy you know) and the perfect way to say goodbye to that crew. Sunday I spent with some friends, lounging in the sun barely able to communicate, before being forced to bake a carrot cake for our Foley family pot luck dinner. I t was fantastic with some great Japanese dishes and a lot of laughs, pictures & presents!!!

Yesterday I spent packing my room (shocker - i did it at the last minute!) and running around trying to buy a new suitcase! I had a free rental car relocation that got me up to Picton, where I am now, enjoying the sun and not quite sure what to do with myself! I will keep you posted on where I land next...