Not much happening

can't believe this I have to write this up again cos of internet prob - goddamnit!!

Christchurch was great. I headed down on sat on 1.30pm bus instead of 6.30pm bus as work was cancelled then reinstated by which point I couldn't be bothered. I'm glad I did as I was able to spend some time with Seira who not have been able to meet me if I'd arrived at 11pm. As it was as I arrived at 6.30 pm we (Chris, Seira and myself) went for a drink and talked for ages before walking in Christchurch till Chris went to bed and then Seira and I sat up talkig till about 2am till she cycled back to her home. That was the last time I will see Seira for many months or years to come! Chris I may not see in such a short length of time as she is a traveller more so than Seira or myself and is never stagnant. I did however get a longer time to see her as we met again on the Sunday and Monday till I got the bus back to Blenheim. I did get to see a bit more of Christchurch than I did last time I was there when on an overnight stop-over. We didn't do anything particularly exciting just walked about and had a nice relaxing time. She is staying in Christchurch on a wwoofing project. This sort of company was started in the Uk so if you feel like doing something different for a few days or week here is a great website.

Blenheim is raining again. Yesterday I worked from 7am till 9.30 till the rain started and we got pretty wet and the sugar levels in the grapes dropped to a level not worth picking them. I was then invited to Picton with the people who give me a lift in the morn which I took and stayed till after lunch drinking with them before they gave me a ride back to Blenheim. Last night the rain battered us and the wind was scary - a bit like a Glasgow autumn but strange as I haven't been used to it for a while. So at 5.15am this morn I got up and made it to my pick-up on time but as the pick-up did not come at 6.30 I phoned and was told to wait till 9 (back at the hostel) So glad was I when I bought a book yesterday as I'm about a 1/3 through it already. I also was so cold yesterday that I made a big pot of soup - the way my Mum does when the cold weather sets in.

Nothing else has happened so I'm bored stiff and now going back (after just having todays excitment - updating you) to read the rest of my book which will prob be finished tomorrow if the weather continues.

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Although I had the weekend in Christchurch sseing friends there is nothing to do and I'm bored. The rain is on again. yesterday we finished work after 2 adn 1/2 hours as the rain was starting and we were geting wet plus the sugar was going out of the grapes so they can't have any more picked. Last night the rain was really, really heavy like a Glasgow autumn and the wind so strong. Today it has not ceased and I'm bored I got up at 5.15am as usual and went to work (pick-up at 6.30) but my ride never arrived and I phoned to check - no work, check again at 9. There was no need to check at 9 - the rain had not stopped and still hasn't many, many hours later. Yesterday was so cold that I went to the supermarket and bought ingredients for soup and now have a large bowl of soup in hostel for the really cold times. Thank god! Also the book which I bought yesterday to relieve boredom has come into good use as I've read a lot of it already today and will possibly finish it tomorrow if there is no more work.

Christchurch was great - I got to seea lot more than I did last time on my overnight stop-over. Meeting up with Chris and Seira again was fantastic and the last time it will happen for months or years to come. Seira I only saw on the first night and I was so glad to have changed my bus to get down 5 hours earlier than originally intended - we stayed up till 2 in the morn talking before she cycled back to her home. Chris I saw up till I left Christchurch on Monday as she was staying to do some WWOOFing there till she leaves on Sunday. <> this is the address - there are other schemes in the UK as it was started there so take a look if you like <> The bus was boring on the way down as it rained and rained and rained, even the film on tv (shrek- with not much volume) . The bus on the way back was no different except that it was sunny but crowded.

And that be it! Nothing else has happened of importance (or at all) that I can remember.