Land of the Long White Cloud
27 Mar 2006

Aotearoa: The Land of the Long White Cloud, a.k.a. New Zealand. Greg and I had a pleasant trip (ok, the flights may have been a tad bit uncomfortable) getting to NZ. I was a little fragile in health after meeting thousands of people from all over the world at SXSW music/film/interactive festival. After a long week of (Greg) selling the car and house and coordinating reliable movers to come pick up and pack our stuff and me working 10-15 hour days, returning to sleep, uploading photos in a furious pace, and occasionally eating the odd hot dog for dinner, we were ready for a break.

We arrived on Friday morning (left on Wednesday, hey, were did Thursday go?) and this bleary-eyed pair went to navigate the wrong side of the road in a stick shift Ford. We spent the first 3 days in Akaroa de-compressing. It's where I spent a month last year when I first arrived. We've found temporary accommodation until after Greg's interview tomorrow. We are finally getting Greg's trousers hemmed and his shirt ironed! It's all coming together. What's funny? Last time I left to go travel I was scared stiff... This time I am not sure if it's the company or the experience, but the only nerves I had were months ago. It's all great! we're loving it here and the weather's as we expected... some rain, some sun, all beautiful.

more news when I have some.