Today was a beautiful day after the storm rolled through....The computer seems to be on edge here in New Zealand and so a good deal of time was spent trying to troubleshoot...At any rate, on this blogspot everyone can see at least a picture of the day and we can journal our travels. It seems that internet protocols differ from country to country and here the .Mac programs do not seem compatible with any internet providers....So Blogspot it is!!!!!
Walking up to Victoria University is quite an inclined trek. The campus is beautiful and is located on the next tier up on the mountainside. Above is a photo of the Victoria sign on the Kelburn campus. On the way up to the campus you can see through the thicket clear to the sea. It is so beautiful. The way down spirals and twists with flowers by the road. The wind was still gusty and will propel you along; we have to be careful on street corners! You can choose to go up and down steps on the hillside or walk by the side of the road....Will have to find all of these shortcuts.
Don't know what the chances are, but we ran into Anna on campus. Already Wellington is a small town! The folks here seem very down to earth and genuinely kind....but they will just say it like it is....This is a very unique trait to possess, and requires an inborn sense of tact. They are very likeable as a whole.
The coke machines on campus sell diet cokes (1/2 liter or a bit more) for 2.20 NZ dollars. The gas sells for more than that per liter!!! And we think we have it bad in the United States. The food seems to cost a bit more as well, and the GST (global sales tax) is 12.5%. Can't seem to get used to buying deli foods by the gram! (Still haven't bought any game.) We had to buy more groceries today to get stocked up, and we had a blast in the grocery store. They have every flavor of chip imaginable (including chicken flavor) and their Special K flakes are about as big as your palm. Amazing!
It seems that churches here do not just do a few bells on Sunday....They play entire songs! Minutes of melody pass by and you have to wonder if it will ever stop. It is beautiful, though, and very unique.
We seem to be adjusting to the time change rather well. Just a bit foggy at times. Should be completely adjusted soon!
1 comment:
If you've never experienced prolonged foreign travel, I think you're in for many more little nuances that you'll grow to appreciate.
I'm off to look up the time differential between New Zealand and Tennessee.
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