Last month we took advantage of the (now closed) travel bubble between Australia and New Zealand. Glad we brought all our stuff, cause we aren’t going back to Australia anytime soon!

We’ve been living in Island Bay, a beautiful neighborhood of Wellington with views over the Cook Straight and the towering mountains of the South Island. We chose this neighborhood because many of our friends live nearby but I’ve fallen in love with the scenery. Raw nature abounds, as it does everywhere in New Zealand. It’s the start of the City to Sea walkway, the Red Rocks Coastal Walk, and the Taputeranga Marine Reserve.

We do get some ripping southerlies that feel like our apartment is going to blow away. And it’s a New Zealand winter so it’s damp and cold, inside and outside… but I honestly like this weather.