didn't i write this title already?

here i am, in nelson, on the beautiful south island.  i liked wellington, i didn't want to leave wellington, but i couldn't resist a ride on a ferry.  we all know how i reeeeeeally like boats and all, so it was a pretty good deal.  we spent a couple of days in picton using our backpacker's free bikes to ride into town (mine was too short and the seat too close to the handlebars, it was very uncomfortable) and the free kayaks.  we went out into picton harbor in them, fighting the wind both ways.  they say that the weather is very changeable in new zealand.  like the windy wellington thing, THEY ARE NOT LYING.  i was very irritated by the wind changing so i had to paddle into it both ways, but i got over it.  i mean, i get to go kayking in new zealand, so i really don't have an awful lot i can complain about and get away with. 

when we were out there, we saw a large number of jellyfish, so the conversation went along the lines of "i wonder if these are poisonous" and included a lot of quotes from finding nemo.  like "offspring, jelly man.  jelly man, offspring."  and "you were like Whoa!  and we were like "WHOA!"  and you were like "whoaaaaaa."  yeah, we watched that movie two days in a row while we were in rotorua, but the second time was not our fault.

so now we are in nelson as i have previously stated.  it seems to be a very nice town, hopefully with a lot of job vacancies.  i have been working on my resume today, and well, at least i have written english papers that were somewhat less coherent than this thing.  definitely could use a bit of editing.

we also have been reading a lot.  we are in this really great backpacker's with an even better book exchange shelf, and i chose a p.d. james mystery.  the only problem is after taxing myself on my resume all afternoon, i kept reading the same sentence over and over.  so i am sorry if this post is, you know, repetitive.  i probably forgot i already wrote it.

text message from me to jack: my book just mentioned THE ISLE OF WIGHT so i thought of you.  (jack is from the isle and mentions this frequently.)
jack: REALLY?!  what book?
me: a p.d. james novel.
jack: that's baroness james of holland park to you!