All Moved In

Today we moved into our apartment. It's a furnished one bedroom, with a decent small kitchen in a very nice hotel, so we can use the gym and the pool, too. It's actually roomy enough to stay in for much longer than we'd expected.

Over the weekend we were looking at places for long term rental. We were ready to sign a lease for a very cute house right on the edge of the Domain, but someone else got to it first. Probably just as well. The next day we found an even nicer place, a brand new townhouse near the beach just north of the city center. We're still thinking about that one.

What happened next is typical NZ. After looking at the townhouse we took a bus north and walked around for a few hours, getting a feel for the neighborhood, which includes a big, beautiful park on a lake. We stumbled onto a gorgeous house right by the lake with a "for rent" sign out front. Just as we were leaving, the agent from the townhouse pulled into the driveway next door. He told us the lake house had just been rented (by him) but, since he lived next door he insisted we come in for a glass of wine and meet his family. An hour later we felt like we were part of the family - and their cat, Twinkle, didn't want to get off my lap so we could leave.

Cheers,
Sandie