We arrived in Auckland at 1:15pm on Sunday 28th July after leaving the UK on Friday 26th, 28 hours after we knew we had visas and 13 hours after picking them up. Heathrow still had the remnants of a Dr who exhibition. In Auckland we transferred our cases to the internal twin prop flight to Rotorua after changing them all from 30kg case to 23kg cases. This was not an easy feat and caused the woman at the checking in desk one or two moments of mirth.
We were met at the airport by the car hire company and our contact at the school who took us to a motel with a spa for the night. Cars here are mainly automatics so that was a first, last time Geoff drove a manual. Motels are like small houses with a kitchen, lounge,bed rooms and bathroom. Breakfast was at a sister motel down the road where we had a cooked breakfast looking out over the steam from the geysers rising from the ground. Awesome.
Next job -kit out the house. We drove to the mall and Harvey Normans supplied us with everything, beds, sofa, tv, washing machine and dryer, fridge freezer, chest freezer, tall boys and bed side tables. They sorted us out with phones as well. Then they delivered everything to the house by 5pm the same day, amazing service. The rest of the stuff we got from the Warehouse including electric blankets!
Tuesday was spent at the bank, at the school and picking up more things for the house.
Wednesday we started teaching, popping into Rotorua as needed.
Saturday we bought a car and Tuesday we picked it up. The house is starting to come together, we are getting the hang of the wood burner and cooking on an electric hob. Power companies and phone lines are now sorted out. We have a few more things to pick up, a coffee table, some desks to work on and then the house is sorted. So we started sight seeing.
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