What a journey it's been. After months of goodbyes, packing and selling a home full of good memories and spending 8 days with the in-laws, we have finally made it to Nelson! And........it's beautiful.

I must confess there were many moments of doubt. It is not easy to leave such a fine community of friends.But, yesterday when the plane touched down and we walked out surrounded by mountains and turquoise waters, I remembered again why we came here.

While exhausted from 24 hours of travel (it's not so bad....... really), we drove into town. We walked the streets, the boys frolicked on the church hill amongst the trees and flowers and the local folks walked and road their bikes in slowed down contentment. In the afternoon Andrew and I WALKED to the beach. We made a sand "mouse" and collected shells.The water is lovely.....warm and shallow and protected by a bay. This is our local beach park. There is a BMX bike track for the big kids, a giant Eoroslide, and a playground. The sand dunes are protected and there's a nice walk around the point. All around you see mountains.

Anyway, I'll leave at that. We'll still be in a bit of limbo until March 1 when we move into our house. Until then, stay well. We'll miss you all.