there is a reason for me taking so long to write. heh heh. there is always a reason huh? and even if there was no reason, i would create a reason anyway. heh heh. here is the reason:

i have been in wellington for the last month working with a team of archaeologists on a historic site dating back to the 1860s. i had a great time and found heaps of interesting things*.


*clay pipes used to smoke tobacco, glass bottles (medicine, beer, gin...), ceramics, small dolls, a lot of bone, military buttons, and huge quantities of bricks) etc etc etc...


the project has been on the news - on tv, the radio and in newspapers - and will also be shown as part of a 6 part documentary on new zealand archaeology.

i loved wellington a lot, apart from the small issue of earthquakes... there were two fairly large quakes while i was there (the first i have ever felt) and plenty of other smaller ones - enough to create headline news around the country and have the civil defence issuing out warnings on the radios... and while wellingtonians may be used to such events, the shake was indeed shaky and i have no desire to feel another one any time in the future...

and now i am back in auckland and having a short break before starting work again.