Moving on

Sorry, but no photos this time.

It's Saturday night and we've moved out from the apartment in the city centre. It was a great location being close to work and all the central amenities, but we were starting to get a bit of 'cabin fever'. Our rental property at the foot of the Port Hills isn't available until the 24th and our container won't arrive before then anyway, so we have moved in with friends in Parklands on the north-eastern edge of the city. We're looking forward to going to their church tomorrow.

Mike finished his first week at work. It was a relatively gentle introduction and quite a change being back in a big organisation after ten years with Weetwood. Fortunately, there's a good social scene at work, which came into evidence this week with breakfast on Friday at a local restaurant.

Friday nigth saw Ali 'out with the girls' for a drink. The girls in question being friends a lovely lady (Julie) who has been a constant source of information and support over the phone since we were put in contact with her via Beca (Mike's firm) at Christmas. With Ali heading out, Mike and the boys went to the AMI Stadium to see Canterbury thrash Waikato in the Air NZ Cup, the rugby union regional representative competition. The game included a number of All Blacks, including Dan Carter, the local hero.

We now have our own car, having picked up the car on Thursday. This was despite Barclay's best efforts to stop us using our own money! Why do UK banks still insist that it takes 3-5 working days to transfer money, when our NZ bank does it instantly?

The boys have a week left of holiday before they start school on the 24th August. It will be the middle of the third term, so they'll get a two week break in September/October before the final term through to Christmas.

And finally, the weather has broken. After 12 days of glorious winter weather, winter is back with rain and overcast skies. But don't feel too sorry for us as we've been blessed in so many ways since we arrived.

Bye.