Grandma arrived safely

Grandma arrived safely yesterday morning. Her bags, however, did not. One showed up today, and hopefully the other will arrive sometime tomorrow.

We're off to Wellington Tuesday, taking the Tranz Coastal up the coast, then the InterIslander across Cook Strait.

We've gotten the TranzScenic rail pass, which is good for a week. So starting Tuesday, every day for the next week we'll be riding the train: first up to Welly, then across to Greymouth, then back up the coast to Kaikoura. Hopefully we'll have lots of nice pictures.