I Can See For Miles

Well, having just mentioned the Eastern Bays, here's a nice pic Nat took when we went for a walk at the Michael Joseph Savage memorial park which is just between Mission Bay and Orakei.



Michael Joseph Savage was the first Labour Prime Minister of New Zealand, and you can read all about him here. In the park there's a big memorial to him, so he obviously made quite an impression. We just liked the views across the bay to Auckland, where you can see the SkyTower and the docks where our shipment will soon be arriving!

Our House

Is in the middle of our street, as it happens. Well, actually it's Dillan's house, but we've been staying in it for nearly four months now!



It's jolly nice, as you can see, and has a lovely view out across Cockle Bay to Beachlands from the upstairs lounge (that's as opposed to the downstairs lounge- it's dead posh!):



Anyway, we probably won't be here for much longer as we're looking to rent a place of our own for six months, and will probably be heading closer in to the city so it's easier for me to commute to work. We're looking along the Eastern Bays fom St Heliers to Orakei, which you can see on a map here. It's also very nice over that way, as there are lots of nice beaches and cafes and bars and a great cycle lane and footpath all the way along the front into the city so it's very easy to get out and about.

Baby You Can Drive My Car

Told you I'd be rubbish at keeping this up to date! So, I thought I'd better do a bit of catching up. What can I tell you about?

Well, we bought a car, and here it is:

It's a 1998 Nissan Avenir imported from Japan. They have very strict roadworthyness tests over there, so their cars are extremely well maintained, and as they don't use salt on the roads in winter they're rust free too, so you can pick up an imported car in good nick for a bargain price.

We figured this little estate would be ideal for putting bikes in and canoes or kayaks on top, so that when they all arrive in our shipment we can head off and have lots of adventures in the countryside, which we're looking forward to.