Hello from Auckland, New Zealand.
This morning we said good bye to Fiji and hello to New Zealand. Hey! Did you know these crazy people drive on the wrong side of the road? It sure would have been nice to know that BEFORE we came on this little adventure! 🙂 Just kidding. We knew they drove on the left. I did managed to get us from the airport car rental place to our little cottage/flat without killing us or anyone else for that matter. However we did have a close shave when we were returning from our food shopping trip. But fortunately the other person had good reflexes and a very good horn. 🙂 I have to remember to look RIGHT when pulling out.
We now have internet, slow internet but it’s internet so I feel like I’m back in touch with the world.
As I mentioned above we did a grocery shopping trip and will make our first meal at our new “home” away from home. Hamburgers, my favorite. Barb is planning our activity for tomorrow. We will head out and see what we can see.
Until the next post.
Spence
Farewell Fiji.
Hello Auckland, New Zealand
See I made it. I did not kill us or anyone else and the car is not crunched. Driving on the left is very weird.
This is the little alley/driveway that we are now living on. You can see a little building at the far end of the red house. That is our apartment/cottage.
Moving in.
It is quite small but it’s our home away from home.
Good choice flying there. I took the Ferry and it was the roughest trip I have ever taken……dishes crashing….passengers literally sliding across the floor, etc. The Cook Straight can be brutal.
VBR,
Al
I remember passing a car on the sidewalk in 1975 when I first took a drive on the left. Remember to call things the boot, bonnet, etc. and you should be fine but watch out when you get home to the US….
Be on the look out for the Pohutukawa tree.
BTW, what is your new address?
VBR,
Al
Hey Al,
I’m not exactly sure of our address but we are in the Hillsboro region of Auckland. We will be here until the 9th of December when we fly to Christchurch where we will be for several months. If all goes well that is. Then we will return to the north island.
Spence
Hurray!
Oh, how I remember those roads. Tommy said more than once: “We’re going to die, Dad”. 🙂 I love how on all the sidewalks they had printed in large letters: “Look right”. They know all us foreigners need reminding at every crossing!
Your little red house looks adorable. And Barb’s wearing short sleeves with the door open! It must be warm, and, again, I’m very jealous. A very chilly wind is blowing here today.
We head to the mountains tomorrow morning – yay! They got dumped on in this last storm so we’ll have LOTS of snow to play in. I’m getting the turkey today…
If you get a chance, head north across the bridge to Belmont, and have something decadent and outrageous at “Little and Friday”. (I hope it’s still there!) It was a little cafe with yummy coffee and amazing desserts. If you go, you have to take a picture for me. 🙂