On Wednesday (which is Tuesday back in the US), Andy and Angie drove us 2 hours to Hamilton to catch the Overlander train. We caught the train (barely) at 10:00 and it drove us 10 hours south through the country. Two words could sum up most of the trip: GREEN and SHEEP! I have never seen so many sheep!! The steep green hills were covered with them the whole way. The train was a neat way to see new parts of the county, and in places we wouldn't see driving. As we rolled in to Wellington, we enjoyed seeing the hills covered in houses, looking over the water. We were picked up at the train station by Wayne (the pastor) and Peter, and they drove us about 15 minutes north to Lower Hutt, pointing things out along the way. It's a really neat area surrounding the harbor, and Lower Hutt sits in the Hutt Valley. We are staying with a family from the church, and everyone has been so wonderful; we feel so welcomed!
Leigh drove us on a tour of town and took us into the mall, then to the church, where we had a quick tour and finally met Matt and Angela (the other Americans who are taking on the youth pastor position). After a great Indian food lunch, we spent the afternoon driving all over the place looking for places to rent. We have really enjoyed getting to know people here, and they have taken great care of us!
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