Semi Permanents!

We are now officially long term residents of the Tahuna Holiday Park. Our rental has reduced by over $80 per week. Now that we have been here for four weeks we can join the public library, which is just as well because we are running out of reading material. Mike has finally hooked up the waste pipe so that he no longer has to empty the grey water by bucket. During this exercise he discovered that the bus exhaust had melted the balance pipe between the two grey water tanks. The plastic pipe has now been replaced with a rubber one and re routed away from the exhaust.
It is raining. This is the first real rain we have had since we have been in sunny Nelson! We woke this morning to the gentle patter of light precipitation falling through the willow tree on to our roof. The time is now 10am and the water is still falling from the sky albeit slowly. The weather here is very different. The southerly blows strongly – like a Canterbury Nor’ Wester and if there is any sun a sea breeze comes in from the Nor, Nor West and builds up to about twelve knots, then drops off in the evening. Often when it is blowing hard in the surrounding areas Nelson has light winds and the afternoon sea breeze.
Work for Mike has been very busy. There is now training each night after school, with a big increase in the number of Ps sailing. This is a lead up to the nationals which are here in January.
Last weekend the cruise ship “The World” called in here and seemed to fill the harbour as it moved in and out.
Lorna has spent all five days this week at work. She is having some difficulty adjusting to the pace. On four days she came home early. Being in a Whanau based organisation also has some challenges.