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5th October 2005, 07:57 PM
Hello all
Well, we made it to wet windy wellington and finally on the world wide web again. Thank god for WiFi.
Have I missed this forum? YES. Being unable to consult my 'font of knowledge folks' has been awful.
Started crying at the Heathrow sign, sitting next to my boy in the car. We held hands all the way. (Ahhh loves his mum still) I stopped crying somewhere over the Labrador sea for about 1 hour.
To Vegas which was as tacky as I thought and more, with the truly awful (Gary's) stepmother in residence. This is as painful as the homesickness but more later. Otherwise good journey if you forget the massive nosebleeds everytime I got on a plane. Proper bed thingys with quilts and pillows up in the posh bit, but grumpy NZ airways staff. Zoipiclone did it's magic stuff and I woke for brekkie. Yeh:clap
Arrived in Welly and rent a wreck met us, hmm interesting but $33.00 a day for a funfair ride (excluding parking in CBD)
Drove out to Kapiti coast that afternoon and decided it is too far for G to commute especially with the roadworks on SH1, yuk and hour each way and we didn't come here for that. I don't want to put any more pressure on the old boy with a new job and all.
Have opened bank accounts and been looking for a rental. Hard work or what! Anyone know anything about Miramar or Breakers Bay area PLEASE??
Have seen brill apartment over budget (of course) but it would be like having our own house so we are trying to haggle over rent. We have looked at so many we are both now confused and have to fell another tree to keep records! Going to see a house on Breaker Bay tomorrow am and after that will have to think about a motel (the Bucket Tree? ) for sunday and after, if we can't find anything. Can't put my finger on what is not right with some of them, maybe I haven't adjusted yet? But we need storage space and place for car and 2 motorbikes, the hills make it difficult for garaging in places.
G would happily stay here in CBD but I find it a bit to crowded ( lack of space not too many people)
Body clock is completely b******d, and exhaustion sets it at about 4.00 pm with the wake up call at around 3 or 4 am. But that's a good time to call to the UK.
V.V.V. homesick yesterday but got a call home card thingy for cents insteads of $$ on the mobile and am much happier now I can speak to Mum's and sis's and my little boy. Like a real tonic from the dr's. I remember reading and feeling your pain Diny but understand it so much better now. :( It crashes down like the surf and drags you under.
Had lunch today on the Bay road in the wonderful sunshine and didn't even mind that it rained later. Went to the big New world and liked that. Woollies yesterday up near Plimmerton was OK too. Everyone is helpful and cheerful too.
So all in all our 1st 2 1/2 days have been good. We have survived and didn't fall off the edge of the world. If I could improve my map reading skills and pronounciation of place names, it would save a lot of huffing in the car. (him not me) We have been to many places several times, un-intentionally of course. :D
Ok this is probably all my brain can cope with for now. I've missed everyone on here and hope to be up and running asap when we get a place. Might be handy as I have a business to run too. ;)
If anyone has any thoughts re a rental house please let me know.
D&G x
Well, we made it to wet windy wellington and finally on the world wide web again. Thank god for WiFi.
Have I missed this forum? YES. Being unable to consult my 'font of knowledge folks' has been awful.
Started crying at the Heathrow sign, sitting next to my boy in the car. We held hands all the way. (Ahhh loves his mum still) I stopped crying somewhere over the Labrador sea for about 1 hour.
To Vegas which was as tacky as I thought and more, with the truly awful (Gary's) stepmother in residence. This is as painful as the homesickness but more later. Otherwise good journey if you forget the massive nosebleeds everytime I got on a plane. Proper bed thingys with quilts and pillows up in the posh bit, but grumpy NZ airways staff. Zoipiclone did it's magic stuff and I woke for brekkie. Yeh:clap
Arrived in Welly and rent a wreck met us, hmm interesting but $33.00 a day for a funfair ride (excluding parking in CBD)
Drove out to Kapiti coast that afternoon and decided it is too far for G to commute especially with the roadworks on SH1, yuk and hour each way and we didn't come here for that. I don't want to put any more pressure on the old boy with a new job and all.
Have opened bank accounts and been looking for a rental. Hard work or what! Anyone know anything about Miramar or Breakers Bay area PLEASE??
Have seen brill apartment over budget (of course) but it would be like having our own house so we are trying to haggle over rent. We have looked at so many we are both now confused and have to fell another tree to keep records! Going to see a house on Breaker Bay tomorrow am and after that will have to think about a motel (the Bucket Tree? ) for sunday and after, if we can't find anything. Can't put my finger on what is not right with some of them, maybe I haven't adjusted yet? But we need storage space and place for car and 2 motorbikes, the hills make it difficult for garaging in places.
G would happily stay here in CBD but I find it a bit to crowded ( lack of space not too many people)
Body clock is completely b******d, and exhaustion sets it at about 4.00 pm with the wake up call at around 3 or 4 am. But that's a good time to call to the UK.
V.V.V. homesick yesterday but got a call home card thingy for cents insteads of $$ on the mobile and am much happier now I can speak to Mum's and sis's and my little boy. Like a real tonic from the dr's. I remember reading and feeling your pain Diny but understand it so much better now. :( It crashes down like the surf and drags you under.
Had lunch today on the Bay road in the wonderful sunshine and didn't even mind that it rained later. Went to the big New world and liked that. Woollies yesterday up near Plimmerton was OK too. Everyone is helpful and cheerful too.
So all in all our 1st 2 1/2 days have been good. We have survived and didn't fall off the edge of the world. If I could improve my map reading skills and pronounciation of place names, it would save a lot of huffing in the car. (him not me) We have been to many places several times, un-intentionally of course. :D
Ok this is probably all my brain can cope with for now. I've missed everyone on here and hope to be up and running asap when we get a place. Might be handy as I have a business to run too. ;)
If anyone has any thoughts re a rental house please let me know.
D&G x