sleepy in Christchurch

well all~
we have spent the last two nights in Christchurch at the lovely Colette Parkinson's and her fiance Matt's beautiful house.
while paulie and I were in Dunedin we wandered into the old train station to check out the fashion week shows that were taking place. while I was inquiring about the sold out show, p heard a familiar voice. He turned around to discover that it was colette! The parkinson's eldest daughter. small world! anyway, she reached into her bag and pulled out her house key, insisting that we stay over at their house in christchurch, despite them not being here. This is just another example of how absolutely good and generous these people are.
so, today we are leaving the comfort of their home headed north to picton. We will stay there for another night, hopefully in the same pop-top trailer we got last time. then, at 8am tomorrow morning we will catch the ferry back to the north island.
We anticipate getting back to auckland in about 5days or so. But one never really knows when they are travelling with paul, the avid fisherman. We may find a cozy little stream, chocked full of enormous trout, and get waylayed for another week!
Missing you all very much!
xoxoxo, S&P