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Today was a good day. Candi went into London and got our temporary visa applications processed - we now have valid visas for our stay and I can legally work in NZ. Yay!
I also received a signed copy of my employment contract in the post, which I had been waiting for.
Preparations for the move are progressing well… we have sold our car and Candi’s parents have kindly lent us theirs to use while we prepare to leave the country. We have had some quotes from various shipping companies and have chosen which one we want to use (they have an office in Lower Hutt, which we think will be a bonus if anything goes wrong) and we are busily going through our stuff, selling what we can and giving away / binning the rest. We have even given our cat away to Lou, which Candi is sad about but we know it is for the best. I am not sure how he would cope with the long flight.
I am working through my notice period at work, handing over stuff, doing documentation etc. I feel like I should be ‘winding down’ but in fact I am as busy as I ever have been. Ah well, just over a week to go and it’s my leaving drinks on Thursday - expect Friday will be a write-off too then 
All in all, things are looking rosy and we’re all set to go. We’re trying to see as many of our friends as possible before we leave - we won’t get to see them for at least 6 months, maybe longer.
Incidentally, the picture above is pretty close to what the view from our new living room will look like.
