Fern trees aren’t unique to New Zealand but when you see a forest dotted with them there is no mistaking … Continue reading Flora and Fauna

I had planned to talk a little about how we’re adjusting (well- Kelly still really likes her job and Hopscotch … Continue reading Shakedown street

Well at long last our ship has come in.  On Friday the 14th,  the ship with our container docked in … Continue reading Special delivery

Singapore, then Bangkok, then Hong Kong…  Our container is more traveled than we are.  One of the cool things about … Continue reading Slow boat to…

Finding a place to live has been really challenging.  Before we left I was able to reserve a furnished, temporary … Continue reading The housing crisis

So here we are a month and a day in.  So far we’ve: Landed in Auckland Set up mobile phones … Continue reading T+ One Month

One of the things we hoped to do was to get Hopscotch enrolled in a new daycare as soon as … Continue reading Daycare

Sorry to have been out of touch for a while, but here’s a little catch up.  So the next day … Continue reading Getting caught up

We had one more busy day left before settling in and before Kelly started her new job.  Our to-do list … Continue reading One more runaround

With the bank cards activated, the phones set up, and the car purchased, we had one day to do a … Continue reading Wellington or bust