settling in

just wanted to let you guys know that our first two days of "work" went well, though you really can't consider our 2 1/2 hrs a day anything like working a real job. the bug is kept impeccably clean, so while we spend a good chunk of our mornings scrubbing showers and toilets, there hasn't yet been anything to inspire a gag reflex and the hours pass quickly. after lunch, the day is ours. we spent a few hours exploring nelson yesterday, happening upon the very english "queen's gardens" and then following the riverfront path to the city center. thankfully, we forgot our "wallets" (credit cards and cash bundled in a rubber band), as we could easily have found plenty of excuses to stop for something sweet. in an hour or so, we'll be biking down to rutherford st for a sunday evening church service; unfortunately, our days off don't correspond, so a morning service is out of the question.

as we've been sifting through older photos that didn't make it onto the blog, we found some that we like and wanted to share with you guys. the first one is just a picture of some sheep in a pasture that we crossed near kerikeri, but we like it because the treeline makes it look as though it has rounded edges (and those who helped with our wedding invitations know that i love rounded edges!). the second is a beautiful inscription from a monument that we found in a small park in auckland...we also got a chuckle out of the "K" that was originally missing from the last line.

-rachel