Started Work

So the day finally arrived we have started work!!!! Can't believe we are working again after all this time of not working!!!

We'll update on how we're getting on after a weeks work!!

Met this chap at the visitor centre in the Waitakere Ranges. He seemed pretty happy with himself, not sure why!!!

The beach at Piha

Piha is a famous West Coast beach, it even has it's own tv show! The rips are pretty bad and the tide comes in pretty fast. There is also the famous Lion Rock halfway along the beach you can walk about half way up and the views are amazing.

Auckland by night!

Finally we had a day that was nice all day and had a nice evening. We headed just down the road to the Te Atatu Peninsula which has amazing views across the harbour. Thought we would share the view with you.

Hi

Just in case you have forgotten what we look like!!!

Veiw from Sky Tower

The little Car!

Settled in Auckland.

Have been in Auckland now for nearly a week and we both feel really settled. Weather has been good so far summer is starting to arrive!
We have been mainly finding our feet, got our new little car a Toyota Starlet Glanza S which is good so have been driving around. So far we have been into the city most days and have been back to the Sky Tower and Auckland Zoo. The city is really cool most of the high street shops are out of the city in malls that are dotted around everywhere! The North Shore is lovely and it brought back some memories visiting the places we went to 4 years ago!
We are both suprised at how quickly we have settled into the way of life over here even for a city is so relaxed!!!
Schools have finished and they don't start back until Feb 7th so everyone has a long break! Hopefully we are going to spend new year on Waiheke Island about 30 mins from Auckland by boat. So beers on the beach at midnight, should be neat!

The Penguins

Just thought we would show you what the white flippered penguins look like. We could have reached out and touched these!!

Two Weeks in.....

So we have been here for two weeks now and are having a great time. We are staying on a farm with an English couple who emigrated here in the 1960's. They are slightly mad but quite good fun really. They make their own wine so we are getting used to having more than a glass or two over dinner!! We have been taken to some amazing places and the views here in Akaroa are amazing. We have seen white flippered penguins in the wild which we couldn't believe.
They have a pet sheep which we have grown quite fond of (thats him at the top!) Anyway better go would love to hear how things are in the UK. Take care G & T