All together now!

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY

Buying a car is fun. Laura and I went to the auction place to do a recon. 

Comprar carro ao estilo da Nova Zelândia

vais ao stand

escolhes o carro

dás uma voltinha

esperas pelo leilão

batalhas com as outras pessoas pelo mais barato

ganhas

levas o carro para casa meia hora depois

negócio feito!

We researched the cars we like with the help of Robyn our new car dealer friend.

Laura got trapped between all the cars....

Talvez o meu futuro carrinho!

I'm considering a little Mazda Demio

Looks like a safe option for the driving skills challenged.....

Especially now Astrid has found a driving instructor for me and Ivan. 

Apparently he teaches special needs.

:)

Thanks astrid!

We watched the auction bit, exciting!!!!! We will aim for cheapness. Laura was ready to buy 4 or 5 cars 'cause they were such bargains!

After

Dinner with the other Londoners

All together now!

Ben Taylor has started and we all had dinner with him and Esther

Amazing japanese restaurant

Ivan is in "attack the steaming cabbage" mode

Jantar japonês, um bocado estranho mas delicioso....

 Cervejola japónica

 Delicious.

Para a próxima sentamo-nos á tradicional

Buenas noches!

Weta

Yes, so, I was meant to be telling you all about the FX House Which Can Not Be Named. However, today I was given a piece of paper where it states i can't talk about the FX House Which Can Not Be Named . Or take photos of the FX House Which Can Not Be Named. Therefore even though we work at the FX House Which Can Not Be Named, we can't tell you that we work at the FX House Which Can Not Be Named, but you know right? it IS the FX House Which Can Not Be Named.

Oh and here's a photo of my weta t-shirt!

Não posso falar do trabalho....

os gajos não deixam

nem fotos

xatos do caralho

The first week Primeira semana

Me, Astrid, Ivan, Laura and James - we rule the Museum Hotel!

2 semanas aqui até arranjarmos casa. Ou mansão. 

We get Marilyn "The Italian House Hunting machine" to help us settle, open bank accounts, find the god spots for lunch, etcetcetc. And above all she shows us the best chocolate. No mistake, it's amazing. In your honour San!

Look at this Sangita, it was perfection, I just thought of you and how you and Alastair should be here having it with us

Pessoal, vale a pena vir aqui só pelo chocolate!

And we get introduced to Karaka Bays where we fall in love with this gorgeous house.... sadly we would lose it.... but they bay is amazing. 

Uma das baías mais bonitas aqui na área. E a nossa casa vai ser nesta zona. Tem de ser!

Saturday the other guys went to the wine region, me unfortunately had to stay behind in bed feeling sick. Just my luck!

But Sunday Laura and i went for a drive, the east area of Wellington is gorgeous! the sea, the air, the mountains! And I got a driving/parking lesson, definitely need it! It would be probably be wise to get some serious lessons.... really....
Guiar aqui é porreiro, vai ser bom para eu treinar. mas preciso de umas lições, para minha segurança e segurança dos outros. Se bem que até agora ainda ninguém teve medo de ir no carro comigo.

Astrid and Ivan's house is near by - this is their view.

Laura stepped on a crab! You should have been there Shroom!

You can't see but the wind here is so strong that the clouds just whiz past and the weather changes very rapidly.

Não dá para ver mas o vento aqui é tão forte que as nuvens não param....

The next few days are a bit of a blur, with time at work and time house hunting... Marilyn keeps feeding us ice cream and chocolate. Not a bad life. It feels like a holiday but we have to go to work.... a bit bizarre.... this is a rare day of no wind - just pure sunshine.

A água não é a mais quente infelizmente, Temperatura semelhante ao Atlântico.

And despite our broken hearts from having lost the house in Karaka Bays, we have taken this one. Wonderful views, too much space, great for parties and visitors. We took us a while but we have a home. And furniture soon.

Vamos ter umas festas aqui no deck. Uns churrascos com esta vista.

And that's the house.

Lar doce Lar. Para a semana.

Next post. Weta.

Bye.

The flight - O vôo

It was long.... Really long, but with the help of good food, plenty of pills and strong NZ wine I got to Auckland. Then the nerves kicked in for the last flight to Wellington. But lucky sod that I am, besides getting an All Blacks plane I had a calm day with gentle northerly winds. 

Apart from the fact that Weta forgot I was arriving, (thanks for the help Astrid!) it was smooth sailing from then on.

We are all in the Museum Hotel and it's bloody awesome to have some company here.

Bye Londinium

O Aeroporto de Hong Kong.

A arquitectura era impressionante, foi pena não ter estado mais tempo para poder comer um Dim Sum genuíno.

Which one is my flight.....

O aviãozinho preto dos All Blacks!!!

Smooth landing in Wellington. Pheeeeewwww que alívio.....

O meu carro por duas semanas

I swear my corridor looks just like I'm in Inception

613 is the magic number