Monday, October 7, 2013

Packing Tape




I have been very delinquent with the posts on our blog. But lets pretend like most things in New Zealand the slow pace simply adds to the experience. We have also been busy with shifting into our new rental. Our 3rd move in 3 years, needless to say I am getting pretty good at packing and unpacking, and have come to find a new appreciation for my taping gun.  Our new home ticks all the boxes, where as the last house only ticked one-warmth, and actually warmth only in the lounge, but that is a typical kiwi home. Our new home is referred to in the village as the boat house. Our friends bought the house last year, and he was transferred to another oil and gas job in Nova Scotia. They called us asking if we would be interested in renting from them and we jumped at the chance. We have our view back, and having something beautiful to look at is so good for the soul. We now have two indoor showers, large bedrooms with closets, two decks that look out to the ocean and a two car garage (it is filled with toys so the chance of ever pulling in both cars is slim to none). It is not a big house by American standards, but we have had some kiwi friends over and they call it a mansion! It is about 2,000 sq. feet. 

The view from our rental house. 



The boat house.

Doors to Lindsey's room, and she plans on planting a garden out front to go with her cactus. 



The upstairs bathroom has personality to say the least. This is the door to the bedroom. Brad finally gets a bond girl in his bedroom. 

The man who built this house was single, and loved the ocean. That is why the house is shaped like a boat, has a porthole, has fish painted on the walls and the kitchen cabinets are shaped like surfboards. 

One of the quirky parts of the house. This is the sink of the upstairs bathroom (the bond girl is on the left) , it is about a total of 3 feet tall. It is like a spit sink in a dentists office. There is no electrical outlets in either bathroom, and counter space is obviously lacking as well as storage. Its alright though, we have fish to keep us company and a boat to sail away on in case of a tsunami. 

Told you so. 

Kitchen cabinets. 

Nice kitchen, we feel like we are really roughing it though without a microwave.  

This is the dining room, great room, living room, office, and kitchen table room all rolled up into one. This is where life happens in our house. I love the high wooden ceilings, gives the room some character and height. It is actually bigger than it looks, we had 15 people eating dinner in here last night and it worked. 

The stairs.



The upstairs deck is off our bedroom. And similar to a boat,  the deck continues down both sides of the bedroom.  Awesome views from up there!!

The backyard, the kids turned the little shed in the corner to a clubhouse. 
We are quite happy in our new rental, only 47 steps from the beach, and 34 steps to the playground and skateboard park. Our dear friends live directly across the street, and others are very close by. It is going to be a great location this summer with the new ice cream stand, and taco stand being at the bottom of our street. Plenty of room for family and friends so book in now as we are filling up fast!

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