3/23/20
We mostly just hung out in our new place. It's a nice self-contained unit as part of a bigger house. It has a large bedroom, large living room, dining area, small kitchen (stove, dishwasher, small fridge, sink, kettle, small oven), and a washer in a storage room. There are nice views of the mountains and a small view of the lake. There's a very nice deck and a bbq. We met Phillipa who owns the place, along with her husband Bill. They live in the larger attached house. Phillipa marries people as her profession, often helicopter weddings on top of mountains, and Bill works for one of the jetboat companies in Glenorchy. Tonight, I went out and did a big shop at the Pak n Save in nearby Frankton.
3/24/20
More hanging out in the place. Elisha Zoomed with her friends in a big digital hangout. We're trying to figure out if we should stay or go (if our flight even goes). We found out that our friends Alex and Ellie are still stranded in Vanuatu.
We watched a breaking news conference were New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said NZ would be going into Level 4 total lockdown in 48 hours. It was crazy how different her speech, reactions, etc were to what we are used to back in the USA. Very compassionate and full of empathy.
We took a walk on a trail along the lake, which was nice. I developed a cough after the walk, but it went away after dinner. Dinner of thai green curry
3/25/20
We watched a facebook live Josh Ritter concert. Went for a walk on the peninsula lake trail. Tacos for dinner. The playgrounds were roped off with caution tape. Jacinda Ardern tucked us and all of NZ into bed tonight on the even of the lockdown via facebook live. It was very sweet and cute.
3/26/20
Official start of Level 4 lockdown. You can only leave the house for grocery shopping once a week, to visit a doctor/pharmacy, or if you are an essential worker. Those are the only reasons to be in a car. And you're supposed to only have 1 person go on a shopping trip. You can walk outside if you keep the 2 meter distance and stay local. You're not supposed to do high risk style activities such as boating, hunting, mountain biking, tramping, swimming, surfing, etc.
My ear is starting to hurt again, which is troubling . We took a walk along the lake trail that heads towards Frankton.
We mostly just hung out in our new place. It's a nice self-contained unit as part of a bigger house. It has a large bedroom, large living room, dining area, small kitchen (stove, dishwasher, small fridge, sink, kettle, small oven), and a washer in a storage room. There are nice views of the mountains and a small view of the lake. There's a very nice deck and a bbq. We met Phillipa who owns the place, along with her husband Bill. They live in the larger attached house. Phillipa marries people as her profession, often helicopter weddings on top of mountains, and Bill works for one of the jetboat companies in Glenorchy. Tonight, I went out and did a big shop at the Pak n Save in nearby Frankton.
3/24/20
More hanging out in the place. Elisha Zoomed with her friends in a big digital hangout. We're trying to figure out if we should stay or go (if our flight even goes). We found out that our friends Alex and Ellie are still stranded in Vanuatu.
We watched a breaking news conference were New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said NZ would be going into Level 4 total lockdown in 48 hours. It was crazy how different her speech, reactions, etc were to what we are used to back in the USA. Very compassionate and full of empathy.
We took a walk on a trail along the lake, which was nice. I developed a cough after the walk, but it went away after dinner. Dinner of thai green curry
3/25/20
We watched a facebook live Josh Ritter concert. Went for a walk on the peninsula lake trail. Tacos for dinner. The playgrounds were roped off with caution tape. Jacinda Ardern tucked us and all of NZ into bed tonight on the even of the lockdown via facebook live. It was very sweet and cute.
3/26/20
Official start of Level 4 lockdown. You can only leave the house for grocery shopping once a week, to visit a doctor/pharmacy, or if you are an essential worker. Those are the only reasons to be in a car. And you're supposed to only have 1 person go on a shopping trip. You can walk outside if you keep the 2 meter distance and stay local. You're not supposed to do high risk style activities such as boating, hunting, mountain biking, tramping, swimming, surfing, etc.
My ear is starting to hurt again, which is troubling . We took a walk along the lake trail that heads towards Frankton.
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| pictures of our place in Queenstown |
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| Small view of the lake from our place |
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| our deck |
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| The Remarkables from our driveway |
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| Josh Ritter live streaming concert |
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| That's our neighborhood on the far lakeshore |
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| the "beach" closest to us. 5-10 minute walk |
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