OnTheRoad

Two months, nearly, since my last update. It doesn't feel like that long... the pace of life back in Christchurch is slower, I guess, than that I've been living.

And truth be told, I haven't been up to all that much. You can spot in the travel section that I've got out and about a little, with a couple of trips to Welly, out to Raetihi and some hiking on Mount Somers last weekend. Actually, I have been sneaking photos up on the sly - check them out. The Mount Somers photos are the best, but it could just be that I prefer the country to the cities :)

For those that haven't heard, I'm heading off to join the great brain drain to Australia (who complain of a brain drain of their own; I guess someone's grass is always greener). So Perth will be my home for the indefinite future; we'll see how long the urge to travel again can be suppressed, I suppose. The counter pressures of student loans and housing markets certainly provide the appropriate motivation to work hard, but with National talking about providing incentives to repay, it may be cheaper to hold back on payments! Although it's anyone's guess how much a politician's promise is worth...

Also on the cards, of course, is Jess and Tim's wedding in two weeks time. I'm looking forward to it, and I suppose I'll be seeing a few of you there ;) Look here for photos afterwards!