Fishing on the North Island

Classes here at Massey have begun. The faculty and staff have been great. They have warmly welcomed me as a new colleague. I am both appreciative and humbled by the opportunity to work with these outstanding individuals for the next four months.

We've settled in the new digs (housing) at 6/160 Ruahine Avenue. Maddy has begun school in Level 7 at Ross Intermediate. She is in a laptop classroom where she has her own Apple computer for the term. Look for a message to come your way from Maddy as she is now a proficient user of Google Docs and Gmail.

My round-trip bike ride from home to Massey and back is around 20km. Most of it is follows the Manawatu River trail system. The weather has been outstanding, in fact I'm not sure we've seen rain since arriving in Palmerston North. Everyday is similar: sunny and blue skies with highs in the upper 70s or low 80s. It's a wow place right now.

I've made a new friend in Greig Cousins, who allowed me a day of fishing with him on one of the local rivers. It was spectacular! Evidence is in the photos. Thanks Greig!