Kia Ora Monday 17th November 2008 The knock at the door meant Tracy had arrived,we sat and chatted for a while before she left us with some information on locating doctors and dentists,plus the details for getting our medicals done (see tomorrows post) Last night Mel spent some time on applications so today was sending off day.It was our first day of rain since arriving and the skyline was grey and misty as we crossed to the North Shore.In the post office we f...

Kia Ora Saturday 15 November 2008 The thing about Auckland is you never seem to be short of something to do.So today it was a break from driving and it was back on the ferry and a plan to visit a couple of markets. Now the Britomart building is a transport hub but on a weekend it becomes home to a small farmers market seeling excellent local produce,it was also playing host to about 200 Halifax bank workers filming their latest commercial which was interesting...

Kia Ora Wednesday 12 November 2008 One thing I will say is that since we arrived our feet don't seem to have touched the ground,what it has meant is that by around 9.30pm we have been shattered.Spent the morning around the house taking care of a few jobs before heading across the harbour to the Ferry Building.The sun was beating down and luckily we got a ride to the ferry. We collected our car today and Mel was happy when she found out that it was a small auto...

Kia Ora Monday 10th November Still struggling with lying in we were up early again,although today it didn't matter as we had busineed to take care of so no nice sight seeing day today. Again we took the 20 minute walk to the ferry terminal and boarded the morning sailing to the City.It was our first time across since arriving and we were looking forward to having a look around later in the day.The ferry is just a short 10 minute ride into the terminal building...

Hi Folks We are having some major technical hitches getting this blog off the ground so ignore any other things you have received I think this one is going to be the real deal!! Friday 7th November Tainui Road,Our new home for the next 8 weeks.After a gruelling 36 hour flight from the UK we had finally touched down in NZ,the land of the long white cloud.The sun was shining but our bodies were in no mood to enjoy it,and I am sure that I heard mine squeal when i...