Westport

After a sunny morning stroll along the Island Bay waterfront with Linda we caught a flight from Wellington to Westport. Unfortunately we got nailed with a huge fee for our second bags, be really careful if you fly domestic flights here. We had a smooth flight and had our first view of the South Island West coast from

Westport was one of the smallest airports we have flown into though the welcome was great and the staff from the clinic who met us were wonderful. They gave us a brief tour of the town and then took us to our home, a second unit on a property on the banks of the estuary in town.

We had a wonderful meal at a local pub last night where we were overwhelmed by the hospitality of the local folks. We greatly look forward to getting to know them. Today we will do some more settling into our home and perhaps check out the rec center. Still a bit to get done before we start work tomorrow.