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Well, I have not written A LOT for a few days. It is hard to write because I have mostly just been taking REALLY long walks, and exploring. I kind of did the whole Wellington thing, & am trying to save money for the rest of my trip. 

Tuesday & Wednesday Elinor was w/ her dad. Today she was back w/ me. We had picnics on the way home from "kindy," she went to her dance class, then she showed me how fast she could run with her stuffed animal pony named Grass, we made popcorn again, and did some exploring outside. I think we uncovered every rock in their backyard, & I feel bad b/c after Elinor gets through searching for whatever it is she is looking for, I don't know how well the plants are surviving. She picks off flowers and leaves from everything she sees so she can smell it, and give to me to take home. She has also given me many thing for Hugo, "your boyfriend," as she calls him. However, most of these things I have thrown back into the wind, and I am pretending I have a stash of flower petals and leaves in my room just for her. Elinor rarely calls me Georgia, she just calls me "friend" in her little NZ accent. It is cute, and I will miss her after I leave. 

However, I am ready to go. This has been a great start to my trip. It has been a good way to get used to the time, settle in, & figure out NZ a bit better than I had it figured out on the first day. Now, it is time to move on.

 I leave this Monday, October 3 for Hastings, New Zealand. I am skipping my 2nd wwoof host, and heading to a hostel in Hastings. This will definitely be a first for me, so we will see how it goes. I am actually REALLY excited about it!!!!!!

Like I said, other than that I have spent hours walking every day. It seems to continuously surprise me that basically there are mountains everywhere in ALL directions. I mean, I have been here for 2 1/2 weeks, you would think I would have notices, and I did...but somehow every day they seem to be bigger, and I notice more of them, just surrounding the area and the harbor. The atmosphere also changes so much between morning, afternoon, evening, rain, and shine. It can be beautiful, & some of the rain storms make it dark and scary. I seem to notice more how different and fantastic it is, so I am glad I got to stay here for a while.