Picked up the van today, it was nice driving around and not having to get the bus everywhere! It was just in time as well, there has been some really bad rain tonight. 

  Mark keeps humming the ‘A’ Team theme tune every time we get in it, very funny. He has started to draw up the plans for inside, but we can’t do much until our freight arrives wit hall his power tools and things.

We have had a bit of a nightmare getting our stuff over here really. The guy supposed to be dealing with it nearly sent it all over by sea ( when we asked for air) which would have taken 12 weeks. Then they almost sent it to Christchurch ( about 18 hours drive away) even tho’ we specifically wrote Auckland all over the boxes.  Anyway…we should be getting a phone call tonight to let us know where it is upto, then we can plug in the loo and go!!

hope you are all well

speak soon

love Gill and Mark

(Yes Garry, I think Mark is glad about the toilet, I will get him a magazine rack to stick on the wall next to it!)