Early Start

Jetlag is still with us.  I awoke at 2.30am and never managed to get back to sleep.  Dawn was coming up when I wandered outside to take a few photos of our temporary home.  You will see in the following photos that we are struggling for room.

Typical 3 bedroom West Australian bungalow

West Australians are obsessive about their lawns.  My brother-in-law has been mowing these with an expensive reel mower to give them a bowling green finish.  When he heard I intended to cut the lawns with a rotary mower he promptly informed us he would continue to come around and mow them fortnightly (my little strategy has worked). 

The formal lounge room

Galley Kitchen

Laundry

Casual Room.  We are going to spend most of our time in here

Pergola and backyard.

Full sized oven, double fridge, washing machine and large TV.  Plenty of gas and electricity with unlimited hot water.  We should manage until our effects arrive.

Hopefully the internet will be connected either tomorrow or Monday.  The electricity is now in our name, which means we will have an invoice with our name on it and this address.  That will enable us to apply for credit cars, seniors cards, etc.  We can’t hire a car without a credit card so plenty of exercise at the moment walking to the nearest supermarket!

Today our lovely niece kindly drove me to the car dealership which enabled me to do an initial check on available vehicles.  Despite having told me they had what I was looking for in stock…… they didn’t! <grrrr>.  Looks like there might be a two week wait for more stock to arrive.

Jan has been busy cleaning (the house has been empty for several months) and even managed to squeeze in some baking.

ABNB have been in contact to advise there have been a number of viewings of Waiouru.

Both of us were saddened to see the Manchester bombing on TV.  So many unnecessary and pointless deaths.  When can we expect to see the senior figures in ISIS blow themselves up to make a statement about their beliefs, rather than sending disillusioned and indoctrinated cannon fodder?  They will not win!