Extremely Late

Sorry friends - epic fail on updating this regualarly.  It's been a little crazy and the last flat I was in only had dial up and 4 people.  Anyway I will try to do better in the future. Here is what has been going on.  Worked as a vineyard worker for the last 5 weeks.  Got a great tan, learned a lot but never want to work outside for 10 hour shifts again.  But the wardrobe was pretty easy and you wear the same closes for 5 days.  Lots of shoot thinning, wirelifting and riding in the back of a pick up truck.  The vineyard I was working for offered me a job for harvest.  I have accepted a position to be a cellar hand for Villa Maria in March, I'm very excited about it.  Blenheim was really fun, and I was very lucky to meet Alexa and Daniel who so kindly invited Stuart and I into their home and life.  I also enjoyed being the hot American. 
Stuart has gone off to travel with his brother and is completely m.i.a. at this point, not surprisingly.  I bought a car with Stu's mechanical savvy help, its a little Nissan, it's red of course.  So I have now learned how to drive on the other side of the road.
I have left Blenheim with many new friends, some fun adventures and a place to come back to in February.
I'm now down in Hamner Springs, which is a town of about 400 locals.  Helping a really fun gal, Maria, open a restaurant.  It's total chaos but I think it should be fun.  That's the quick update for now.  Internet is really expensive here.  I'll fill y'all in more later.