Got a coach to belnheim today to visit emmas uncles sister (from when her grandparents went to live in nz) roseanne picked us up from teh bus sattion and took us home via a lovely little park that was all lit up in coloured lights so it looked like some kind of fairy wonderland. was odd to be in a home again. we had our own rooms, and bathrooms. you could get changed in your rooms and not in teh tiolet. we also were sleeping in roomson our own for the first time in nearly 3 months. that took a bit of getting used to. i slept in a double bed, never done that before. also having hot running water for things other than just the shower was nice. and to have musely for breakfast and hotchocolate (milo) in the evening.

next day (the 10th): roseanne (the sister) is perfectly lovely and took us to picton where we walked some of the queen _____ track (got a boat out, walked a bit, then got a boat back) and then took us to visit some of her family. her daught christie is 4 weeks off her first baby! blemhiem is in marlburough and that is full of vineyards and wineries going on for miles!!

 next day after that (the 12th): this morning roseannes brothers came round to watch the all blacks verses france rugby then we went to get a mufffin with her dughter and freind and then visited her mother (who was so lovely and told us about emmas grandparents and gave us a packed lunch and some honey) then we got teh coach back to christchurch (via kairkoura for tea)