It is now Easter weekend and we’ve been in Wellington for about 3 weeks. It is the windiest city in New Zealand, thanks to its rather precarious location on a bay at the very southernmost tip of the North Island. It makes up for its reputation for bad weather with great nightlife, good public transport, beautiful views and proximity to many other interesting places.
Wellington from Brooklyn Hill
For the first two weeks, we were able to house-sit for two friends who are currently on holiday in North America. Their house perched high up on the eastern side of Mt Victoria with a magical view of Port Nicholson, Wellington’s harbour. It would be possible to spend your entire day gazing out the window of their lounge, just watching ships come and go, planes landing and taking off from the nearby airport, the clouds scudding across the sky, and the sunlight playing on the water in the harbour.
House-sitting at Ben and Tash's place
While I’ve been settling in at work, Christina has been out looking at flats. Given that we were staying in a place with a million-dollar view, it was always going to be hard to find a place that we were happy with. Fortunately, Christina found a fantastic place in Oriental Bay, not far from where we’ve been house-sitting. We moved in last weekend and, thanks to my buddy Eric who’s currently working in the UK, we’ve been able to furnish our new flat with his furniture. We have a spare room and are looking forward to visitors from near and far!
The view of Oriental Bay from our living room
A ferry in the harbour, as seen from our bedroom
Working life is going reasonably well. I work in Seaview, on the other side of the harbour. To get there, I usually walk down to Courtenay Place and take a direct bus around the harbour. The journey time is usually about 35 minutes each way, plus 10 minutes of walking. We’re still waiting for Christina’s work permit to arrive. Once we have that, and Christina has a job, all the pieces of the puzzle will finally be in place.
Wellington from Brooklyn Hill
For the first two weeks, we were able to house-sit for two friends who are currently on holiday in North America. Their house perched high up on the eastern side of Mt Victoria with a magical view of Port Nicholson, Wellington’s harbour. It would be possible to spend your entire day gazing out the window of their lounge, just watching ships come and go, planes landing and taking off from the nearby airport, the clouds scudding across the sky, and the sunlight playing on the water in the harbour.
House-sitting at Ben and Tash's place
While I’ve been settling in at work, Christina has been out looking at flats. Given that we were staying in a place with a million-dollar view, it was always going to be hard to find a place that we were happy with. Fortunately, Christina found a fantastic place in Oriental Bay, not far from where we’ve been house-sitting. We moved in last weekend and, thanks to my buddy Eric who’s currently working in the UK, we’ve been able to furnish our new flat with his furniture. We have a spare room and are looking forward to visitors from near and far!
The view of Oriental Bay from our living room
A ferry in the harbour, as seen from our bedroom
Working life is going reasonably well. I work in Seaview, on the other side of the harbour. To get there, I usually walk down to Courtenay Place and take a direct bus around the harbour. The journey time is usually about 35 minutes each way, plus 10 minutes of walking. We’re still waiting for Christina’s work permit to arrive. Once we have that, and Christina has a job, all the pieces of the puzzle will finally be in place.
1 comment:
nice view dude. how about a picture of some of my furniture. Eric
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