Up at 8am today - thanks to Sophie for the alarm call! She has been as good as gold on this trip (well, most of the time) and has only been grumpy when we have kept her in her car seat for too long or not let her sleep when she was due for a nap.

We looked at some ‘open’ houses yesterday and got a bit of an idea of how much we could get for our money. Surprisingly (we thought) houses on the hillside are cheaper than those on the valley floor. Despite the fact that there are better schools, it is less crowded and of course you have much better views up on the hills. It’s a strange situation, but I suppose the downside is that you are not as close to the main shops or train stations.

We had another BBQ last night and I took some pics of the sunset which I have uploaded. I also took a few more pics this morning - there was no wind and the water in the harbour was flat like glass. Shame the sun wasn’t out or it would have been even better.

Joe was back to work today (at the Ministry of Education) and I was back to the serious business of finding a job myself. Turns out he knows the lady in HR at the Ministry that I was emailing and we have arranged to meet later in the week. I also have a few more ‘irons in the fire’ but can’t say too much at this stage. Stay tuned