Back in Auckland-

Back in Auckland , after Catherine and her friend Rebecca did a marvellous job of packing up my bits and pieces in Sydney and removing them all up to Glanmire on the ute. Feel a bit like a displaced person - keep looking for things in the wrong place, andunpacking and sorting took a while. Finding stuff from the shift will be an ongoing process, but a marvellous opportunity for cleaning out. Set up my new office - the photos below are the view from my sunroom/office. Weather a but wild and woolly after a promising start. Peter has been doing heaps to the garden, we are going to have a splendiferous veg and fruit garden on our small patch!

Took the opportunity on Saturday night of running away in our bus/motorhome - the cream and black one in the photo, to go to the hot springs and park overnight on the shell banks at Kaiaua - known as the seabird coast - but not too many of the migratory birds have shown up yet. Got a bit cool and windy on the Sunday so set off after a very leisurely start, home via the Pokeno markets.

And now it is down to work - at my desk by 8:30am and off for an interview this afternoon to claim my "NAtional Superannuation" entitlements - my how the time flies - I do NOT feel like a pensioner!