Batty

Well, what a difference a couple of weeks make I made the decision to look for the good things instead of the bad things and guess what? Yep, I found them. We've got a lovely house to move into in 4 weeks time, I've made two friends at work. I'm much more relaxed and oh yeah, we're not going to starve I'm starting to really feel happy and at home here, which will only increase as soon as we're in our own house. The Kiwis would be more reserved than the people at home but I'm not so they're comin' round! I'm very glad I'm here.



Karanghake Gorge



Mike, very happy to be home.

Batty

Mike doing the Haka at a Maori Experience concert



I wouldn't want to pee this guy off. He WAS kind of cute tho'

I was walking down Remeur Road towards Newmarket - along a built up road and then I had to stop at a traffic lights - I looked right and this is what I saw

uk+kiwi

[QUOTE=Batty]Well, what a difference a couple of weeks make I made the decision to look for the good things instead of the bad things and guess what? Yep, I found them. We've got a lovely house to move into in 4 weeks time, I've made two friends at work. I'm much more relaxed and oh yeah, we're not going to starve I'm starting to really feel happy and at home here, which will only increase as soon as we're in our own house. The Kiwis would be more reserved than the people at home but I'm not so they're comin' round! I'm very glad I'm here.

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Great pics Batty. Keep 'em coming,a long with any stories/observations. Are you buying or renting? And where was the piccie - looks like Browns Bay but could be one of the others? How long have you been there now? I'll stop with all the questions now!!!

Batty

[QUOTE=uk+kiwi] It IS Browns Bay. We're buying. A house we saw 5 days after we got here

Here's some pics

Batty

The House


Dining area/family room


Kitchen

Batty

The Deck



Two minutes away and a view from upstairs lounge

We have more of a mortgage than we wanted to have but we fell in love with it as soon as we saw it. It's got 814sq section that's mostly bush so no chance of any subdivision

uk+kiwi

Looks really nice! Where is it? Hubbie was asking actually - he is from the North Shore, lived in Brown's Bay for a while.

pixi-dust

Lovely pics!
you're going to be so happy!!!

Batty

It's in Glenfield. We couldn't afford Brown's Bay even if we wanted to live there, which we wouldn't. We don't have children to worry about schools for so are easier as regards location. There's some really nice houses in Glenfield and at a fraction of what you'd pay in Browns Bay.

Pinkie Pie

Great pics Batty...you sound like you're settling in really well...love that house...

shepslady

Great Photos Batty.

Glad to hear your settling in well. Love the look of your house which Im sure you will be very happy living in. Mike sure looks happy to be home again
Isnt it awesome driving through the Karangahake Gorge, one of my favourite bits of road in the North Island. Had the experience of driving through it a few years ago after a bad summer storm & saw lots of it washed away. A little scary but fascinating all the same.

Keep on enjoying things & keep the updates coming

Have a great day

Cindy

Batty

Cindy, driving through there was my favourite bit of the whole weekend. Trees and rivers do it for me evertime.

shepslady

Know what you mean it has a real serene calming effect on me & I can never get enough of that myself