Kia Ora Guys Mel jumped out of the car at the traffic lights where Queen Street intersects Customs St West and went into the Mercure Hotel to meet Marcia,who we had the pleasure of showing around for a brief few hours,while she was in Auckland.It was already late afternoon,and we had decided to get her out of the city for a couple of hours. The weather had come good for the visit and the sun was out which made the city look excellent as we drove across the Harb...

Kia Ora Well guys you know with these blogs you get the good with the bad and apart from Billy Connolly on Sunday and moving back into the cottage, March has not started well for us. I don't want to sugar coat these blogs so you get to know everything that goes on here and it's not all fun,trust me. On our way back to the cottage on Monday we decided to register with the doctor as we would be around for a few months in Devonport it made sense,the process was st...

Kia Ora Monday 23rd February marked the start of our 16th week here in Auckland and the time has really gone quickly.It really doesn't seem 2 minutes since we were on the beach on Xmas Day and now we are nearly in March.Mel has settled in well at wotk and I am happy doing my thing around the place till the visas are issued. We had dinner with Arnold and Vi on Monday evening and it was nice to catch up with them and also have some home cooked food as at the mote...

Kia Ora The sun was shining Saturday morning, but I think it was impossible for any more rain to fall after Friday's downpour.We drove over the bridge to Birkenhead College where I was attending a Barista Course. Most of the college was locked up and it took a while to find the room I needed,but it did help that coffee was brewing and I followed my nose!!! The group was small,just 8 people.Two were English as well so we had a bit to chat about before the cours...

Kia Ora Well i'm glad to report that the last week has seen no more run ins with cows (joggers) in fields,and our first week in the motel has gone well.I have christened it Crossroads the only thing we are missing is a Benny type character with a wooly hat on,there may be a job for me yet!!! As you all know Mel has started work now and is enjoying it immensely and my week has been pretty mixed with chores and meetings,yes meetings.Even though I am not working I...