BaggiesFans
1st July 2008, 01:37 PM
Hi All,
After all the trials and tribulations of the last few weeks and our delay we have now made it to Tauranga. We left the UK last Wednesday and arrived on Friday and the little one's ears where fine thankfully. The flight was of course long and exhausting but was probably better than expected with a toddler. He had a couple of tantrums but slept most of the way. I did feel sorry for a woman opposite us who had 2 year old triplets though! We took a car seat on the plane and I would say in hindsight we didn't really need it. Our son ended up sleeping in our arms most of the time as he wouldn't sleep in the car seat and it was a pain to carry around the airport. We flew Singapore Airlines and the first flight from the UK wasn't great - old plane, not much entertainment - second flight from Singapore was much better.
So we made it to Tauranga - never been here before so it has been very interesting finding our way around. Our motel is a bit out of the way without a car so we are doing a lot of walking until we buy one - we are going to the auctions tomorrow. We are getting a few things sorted though:
- PO Box number set up
- Bank account opened
- husband has met his workmates, done the necessary HR and Occupational Health stuff and starts work in two weeks.
- I had my first job interview yesterday and am talking to some agencies
- we have started looking at rentals - we are considering one right by the memorial park in the hope I get a job in the centre and can walk to work.
Any other Tauranga based forumites interested in meeting up? Please PM me.
After all the trials and tribulations of the last few weeks and our delay we have now made it to Tauranga. We left the UK last Wednesday and arrived on Friday and the little one's ears where fine thankfully. The flight was of course long and exhausting but was probably better than expected with a toddler. He had a couple of tantrums but slept most of the way. I did feel sorry for a woman opposite us who had 2 year old triplets though! We took a car seat on the plane and I would say in hindsight we didn't really need it. Our son ended up sleeping in our arms most of the time as he wouldn't sleep in the car seat and it was a pain to carry around the airport. We flew Singapore Airlines and the first flight from the UK wasn't great - old plane, not much entertainment - second flight from Singapore was much better.
So we made it to Tauranga - never been here before so it has been very interesting finding our way around. Our motel is a bit out of the way without a car so we are doing a lot of walking until we buy one - we are going to the auctions tomorrow. We are getting a few things sorted though:
- PO Box number set up
- Bank account opened
- husband has met his workmates, done the necessary HR and Occupational Health stuff and starts work in two weeks.
- I had my first job interview yesterday and am talking to some agencies
- we have started looking at rentals - we are considering one right by the memorial park in the hope I get a job in the centre and can walk to work.
Any other Tauranga based forumites interested in meeting up? Please PM me.