I started thinking of selling her in Wellington, with the thought that I could get an easy relocation rental to Auckland and not have to be stressed while there about trying to sell her fast and also get a fair price.
Hestia! Darling, darling Hestia. She's meant so much freedom for Kara and I, and she has been a very loyal, faithful, and true companion for the year. We definitely put her through her paces on the South Island and though she needed some maintenance, she rose to the task.
I started thinking of selling her in Wellington, with the thought that I could get an easy relocation rental to Auckland and not have to be stressed while there about trying to sell her fast and also get a fair price.
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My friends, we had our first hiccup. Yesterday we took the car in to AA to get the brake problem looked at, and we asked them to take a peak at the oil leak and squeaky AC belt while there. They said no problem, and off we went to the Auckland Domain and Auckland Museum to enjoy the day while waiting to get a quote for the work. *Kara says: "enjoy" might be an overstatement- we did some nice stuff in between, but we were definitely preoccupied with the potential time and/or money that the repairs might cost us.* One bright spot is that we found the most ADORABLE cafe, called Little & Friday, hidden inside of a fabric store close to the mechanic. We had a quiche and a cinnamon walnut brioche and it was too cute for words. Also, did you know that drip coffee with cream isn't a thing in New Zealand, really? I ordered an Americano since they didn't have drip and asked for a side of cream, and it was pretty shocking to them! Instant coffee is at the hostel so drip coffee must exist, but people seem to go for the espresso drinks. The other highlight is that a bird pooped on my head. More on this later.
We've been knocking out our to-do list like no ones business! If you all recall, my earlier post Preparations was all about everything we (and other Working Holiday Visa havers) needed to do to get ourselves here. Now that we're here, we've needed to follow up on a lot of it and get ourselves even more in order.
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