hello again! Not much to report Im afraid, just checking in to say hello!

We have been out househunting this weekend, I think we are just going to get a rental for the next few months until we see the house we want to buy. I am getting really fed up with the backpackers and ready for a change.  Unfortunately the van failed it’s MOT the other day so it has gone in for some work and we have had no wheels. Its not much fun walking a round Auckland in this heat looking at houses! We have seen some really shocking ones today, they look as if no-one has lived there for years!

We have an appointment to view an apartment in Northcote, over the harbour bridge tomorrow night, so keep your fingers crossed for us! Mark has already decided which house he wants but we can’t get hold of the estate agent yet. The nice houses get snapped up so fast we have to get in there quickly! 

Work is still the same, Mark is really enjoying his job, but if we do move across the other side of the harbour I might be looking for something else when my contract ends. I  dont fancy a ferry then a bus ride to work and back every day.

The weather is still hot.It is really humid at the moment, you just feel so tired and sweaty its horrible. I would swap it for a chilly night in Oldham  so I would get some decent sleep! (Maybe just a couple of nights tho!) Last week was Waitangi day on the wednesday which meant we got a day off work (hooray!) Its the anniversary of the peace agreement between the English and the Moaris, so we went off to try out the biggest shopping mall in NZ, and spent the afternoon on the beach.

We tried out a few new bars on Saturday night, and had a good time with a couple of other backpackers that came along ( South African called Tom and an English girl called Nikki) We know all the good pubs now for when Laura and Julie get here in 2010!!

Well thats about as exciting as it gets this week Im afraid. Hope you are all well, I am trying to post some letters out, when I get around to writing them! So keep your eye on the post box!

love from us

xox