So we have been here now for a week, the flights were long, London to Los Angeles being the easiest, but LA to Auckland was a further two hours on the 10 we had already endured from London. Mimi all things considered was good, she didn’t really cry just got frustrated at the small area in which she had to play. Both Gin and I were tired but we are pretty much over the jet lag now.
The weather on the first few days was fantastic, hot and sunny which isn’t bad considering NZ is really in the second month of winter. This meant that we could sit on the beach and watch Mimi paddle in the sea, she does love it, she seems to get enormous pleasure from something being so vast that she can’t really comprehend it. She also enjoyed all the presents she received for her 2nd birthday, in particular the trike that Mum and Dad got her. I just wish she could learn to peddle.
The weather couldn’t last and it didn’t two days of sunshine were followed by a day of torrential tropical downpours with so much rain many areas were flooded. The rest of the week has been a mix of blue skies and sun with cloud and spots of rain, but nothing seems to stay the same for more than an hour.
We have bought a car, well a 4x4 SUV with 7 seats, it’s a Hyundai Santa Fe, four years old but it fantastic condition without a scratch or a dent. It’s white as you can see but white cars are in vogue at the moment and it actually looks pretty smart. The best thing about it is that we should be able to have 3 car seats across the back seat two of are ISOFIX something that many NZ cars don’t have. We should be picking it up next week which will give us a bit of independence.
We have seen a few places to rent but nothing that takes our fancy as yet, in many respects we have to wait until our container is closer to NZ rather than pay for a place that we have nothing to fill it with.
On the job front there isn’t that much to say, I have been in contact with a company who I have been speaking to for the past few months and I should be meeting up with them next week. Although I’m not desperate to get back to work it’s nice to have a bit of a holiday, it would also be nice to get a job and feel financially settled.
Currently we are at Mangawhai Heads and the beach house for a few days over the Queens Anniversary which is a bank holiday over here. I’m had hoped to catch some fish with the new fishing rod that I bought with the leaving present cash that I got when I left ESRI, but no luck, not even a nibble.
Well that’s all for now,
Chris, Ginny & Mimi
