OK so who correctly guessed that we were off to New Zealand? Liz guessed Tasmania, and given the chilly temperature forecast I posted last blog, it could very well have been. But we were on the other side of the Tasman Sea, in the Land of the Long White Cloud...

Hard to believe it's January 2025! It was 2 years ago at this time that the immigration lawyers in Australia were guiding me through the work visa application process - and strongly advising me to not quit my job in Canada or sell my house until the visa was...

...Rainy for a Week It is unusual that we have many grey days in a row here, but we did have a week where it rained most days. One night we got 80mm in a few hours - which is nothing compared to what some areas a few hours north of us were getting. In Canada, 80mm...