The picture above was taken last week when we were at the Gibb’s holiday bach in Moana, using our ‘backup’ camera, the JVC digital camcorder. The results are not too bad, considering - previously I have felt a little underwhelmed by the quality of the shots it takes in stills mode. I am also really glad I brought my polariser with me for the Canon DSLR, the difference it has made to the sky in some of my pics is amazing. 

I’ve just had a look at my cousin’s photos on Flickr and the latest ones are of the snow they had in the UK recently. Compare and contrast with the pics of scenery in NZ I have been posting recently - I know where I would rather be!

We have been really lucky with the weather since we arrived, today was the first day which hasn’t been constant sunshine, but even then it brightened up later on. Apparently this is pretty normal for Wellington, what starts out as a bad weather day can clear up and vice-versa.

In true techie style, I have had to ‘unlock’ two mobile phones since arriving, to allow them to work on the Vodafone NZ network. Unlocking phones is something that I have paid for in the past, and it’s not unusual for people to charge 5 or 10 pounds for it back in the UK. However, a bit of Googling and I have found a website that lets you unlock mobile phones for free. (You may need to click on the flag at the bottom of the page for it to display in English). It definitely seems to work and now I have a UK mobile which works with a Vodafone NZ pre-pay SIM card. Handy!

That’s about all the news I have, Candi is doing an excellent job of posting all the important stuff…. signing off for now.