Well, I’m at the point of near collapse now as my jet-lag catches up with me, but not before I write my FIRST post from New Zealand!! I had a good enough journey all 34 hours of it, and I have yet to settle down to some proper sleep…..zzzzz…..oops sorry dozed off there!

Only comment I have is how DIRE!! Los Angeles was…we were herded around like cattle, photographed and finger printed for posperity and then shown the door! I realise security is still tight, but not the most egregious first impression. I’ve been chilling out most of the afternoon, dozing off and on, I was going to nip out and set up my bank account, but I feel like sleep is about to win the battle. So, that I guess will be a job for tomorrow. I have already scoped out a couple of promising rentals in my budget and area, and some are “even” fully furnished too!

As I continue to settle into my new antipodean life I will of course keep you all updated but for now, I have 2 days sleep to catch up on…