Caudy Family: New Zealand April 2011

Well we have made it to New Zealand. Things have not gone smoothly. Visa application is approved subject to some conditions and I am not sure what those are at the moment. The house has been rented which has brought its own complications. But we are here.

We have met Heinrich and Christina who have kindly loaned us a car and we have now bought a cheap old 7 seater to keep us going until we are more settled.

Here are some of our images

Click this link to see the night sky. You can see the Southern cross which is on the New Zealand flag

Washed up at snapper rock

Day one we arrived at 10:20 and cleared customs by 11:30. Christina, Heinrich and Glenda from the school came to collect us and dropped us off at the cottage. They had bought us some shopping and there were gifts for the girls of easter eggs. It was a lovely welcome.

In the afternoon we went down to the local beach called snapper rock here are some of the images.

Ellen and Hannah at snapper rock

Swimming in the gulf

Day 2 and we walked further around snapper rock to the next bay. April is Autumn in New Zealand yet it was hot enough to take a dip in the gulf and that is exactly what the girls did. The sea was a bit cold but not too cold. Hannah was absolutely in her element. She thoroughly enjoyed her time in the water, and quite frnakly couldn't be separated from it. It was quite funny really.

Later that day Heinrich came to take us to open a bank account and to do some Heinrich and Christina at the Jolly Roger pub in Pine harbour Beachlands here for Ellen's 6th birthday.

That night Christina and Heinrich loaned us their car

and we went to Maretai beach before driving over to their house for a meal. A traditional potjie meal (pronounced pokee) a traditional Afrikaans meal.