Quiet day in the sun today. We both had breakfast out on the deck again and read a chapter or two before I settled down to do some more job searching. After experiencing the sun effects a couple of days ago, even I had to put on some sun lotion today – the lack of ozone over NZ is certainly a drawback if you like lying out in the sun and getting some rays for hours on end!!

Not many new jobs posted today, it must be Christmas or something! As it’s coming up to the Xmas school holidays – 6 weeks for the kids here – not too surprising really. Everyone seems to be winding down. It is hard to tell though, as the Kiwis are pretty laid back in the first place!

For those of you that know Louise, and her penchant for christmas decs, the idea of her coming out to stay for 6-9 months in New Zealand over the christmas period with just a USB Xmas tree and a string of lights must have been hard to believe. Well, that is all we came out with. HOWEVER, we also now have a Christmas tree (albeit a medium sized fake one!) bedecked with NZ style baubles and decorations – evidently she couldn’t stand it anymore and just HAD to get it!