Testimonials From Satisfied Customers

Hi Andrew

 

Promised that the next time you heard from us would be from New Zealand and here we are.  The house in Colchester is rented for 6 months and up for sale, our worldly goods are in a container somewhere between Spain and the Panama canal as we speak, and we are in a very nice apartment in downtown Auckland next to Viaduct Harbour.

 

We arrived on the 19^th March as planned, Di started her Job on Monday 21^st, and my retirement lasted all of two days as I now have a four month contract with the franchise company that re-sells the software I used to train in the UK – so we have hit the ground running.  Already starting to feel at home – the weather has been really good and we’ve spent the four days of Easter exploring some of Auckland’s 20 Regional parks – walking and swimming so far, though a fishing rod and a couple of Kayaks are pretty high up the list.

 

I have to admit to a good laugh seeing the usual news story on the BBC News web site “Easter getaway causes travel chaos” – so no change there then – we travelled widely over the holiday and traffic was just not an issue – I’ve already treated myself (sorry I mean us ☺) to a Nisan X Trail which I would never have dreamed of owning in the UK because of the traffic – it was also around six grand cheaper in NZ!!

 

Already, the reasons we came to New Zealand have shown it was absolutely the right decision – Di has settled straight into her job – really nice people, though the schools computer system is somewhat out of the arc – but as a job it got us here so it’ll do fine for a year.  I have a job to get me focused, and our leisure time has just taken off – from not wanting to go out in the UK because of the congestion, we are now like two kids in a sweetshop!!

 

Within six weeks we should be in rented accommodation for the year with our own things – only difficulty here is that the choice is just overwhelming.  Still I’m sure we shall find something to suit.

 

Our kids are coming out for three weeks in August (no prizes to guessing who bought the tickets ☺) and my sister for a fortnight in November.  Phoning the UK (not “home” anymore) is really cheap with a calling card so long family conversations are helping to bridge the gap that I’m sure my parent felt when we left.

 

So all in all two extremely satisfied customers who I think are already well on the way to making New Zealand home.  Your help was invaluable, and we really could not have done it without you.

 

So in true Kiwi fashion if you are ever in this neck of the woods – there is a cold one with your name on it.  Now that reminds me – the sun is definitely over the yard arm …….

 

Regards and Best wishes