... but I have been in Waiouru for 6 weeks and 1 day and today was the first time I had hung washing out on the line outside 

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The weather here is so changeable that it is hard to get washing dry and the mountain blocks the sun out quite early in the afternoon and that covers my washing line.
Like yesterday we had all the seasons in one day, beautiful sun in the morning, clouded over with a bit wind and then we got snow and some rain after that.
But today I managed to get the washing out after I came home from the gym and it was dry by 3.30pm. I guess it will be about the same amount of time before I get the next lot outside again 