...to sunny Tauranga! 8-) Yep - our house goes up for sale in 2 weeks time and once it's sold, Daz and I will be leaving windy Wellington behind and heading up to Tauranga to go and live the bay lifestyle - yay!

It's somethng we've been thinking about for a while and the great Christmas we had up in Taupo and then at the lakes around Rotorua/Tauranga confirmed that we loved that area. The icing on the cake that really made up our minds was the fact that when we got back to Welly, it was blowing a gale and really cold (we even had the fire on cos a 'rare' summer southerly was whipping through!). Daz and I looked at each other and both thought the same - what are we doing here? Don't get me wrong - I love Wellington as a city. It's vibrant, has a great buzz, lots of (well paid) jobs (well, IT anyway), lots to do, gorgeous harbour (on a good day) and such friendly people.

On a good day you really can't beat Welly, but unfortunately for us we've endured too much of the Wellington wind and cold and we just aren't leading the lifestyle we moved over here for. So - in the next couple of months we'll be packing up the house, boxing up the cat, hitching on the boat and driving up to Tauranga for the next stage of our NZ adventure. Bring it on!

:)