House number for the New Place??

This is an addendum to the previous post, I was reading through the paper the other day and there seems to be a move afoot to improve the house numbering system here!!!
I was laughing after reading the cartoon, but then, I thought that might be a good idea!...
This is what 'Kata' from Cook Island News had to say...

Actually, sounds pretty close, theres a big mango tree by the road and we have a green roof,... we're the fourth house past the mango tree so that would make us 'thingy' and our neighbour would be on fire!!!

The New Place...

Guess its official,  we aint homeless anymore!  We also just got online at home here.  (Kids say 'YAYYY")

Moved out of the ‘Holiday House’ on Friday last week and settling in to the new place.  When I asked about the address, landlady says “Ummm, don’t really have one??!?!?”... closest thing is

Ina & Tania George, Inave,

Arorangi  Village, Rarotonga,

COOK ISLANDS.

Asked about P.O. boxes, waiting list is 3 years long, so we go in to the Post Office to collect our mail, so it’s all good...

Not right across the road from the beach anymore but they're just a few minutes away.  Scouted a few of the closest beaches, Arorangi has the best beaches so that’s good.

Been in the new place a week now, the "holiday'" phase is definitely over and starting to get adjusted to living here...

 The new place in Arorangi...

Kickin back Sunday nite...

Yard clean-up 'round one of the Banana trees...

Fixing a flat tire,

Not sure where the spare is, not under the seat thats for sure!??!..

Oh well, figure it out eventually...

Kids are starting school this week, blog again soon

Anyways, Nuff said for now...

Settling in...

Been a week, starting to settle in here.  Been swimming nearly every day, bought a new family vehicle which we named “Lil John”, rented a house in Arorangi and picked up the keys today... all going to plan so far... here’s a word from the kids!!

Alina:  Learning to drive motor scooter. Seemed to go okay until I dropped the bike, bent a pedal and got this lovely burn on my right leg from the exhaust. May take awhile to get my license...

'Lil John'

Connor:   Is fairly certain that the humidity alone will shave the odd pound off a body down here! Dunno if I’m lighter or just light headed haha

Tere:  Chicken fights are fun. Nearly stepping on sea urchins (kina) are not.

Morganne:  Tere’s right. Chicken fights are fun. I also like doing under-water flips and fights. I do NOT like getting water up my nose ( Dunno how that works though. I mean, I’m wearing snorkel goggles for pete’s sake!!! )  

Landing in Raro...

Well, here it is, Day 3 in Raro.  We have our Cook Island driver’s licenses, bank accounts sorted, shopped for groceries and looked at a rental house.  We have also been to the beach five times, four of those times have been just across the road from our “holiday” house, Are Tupuna.  I think I must be acclimatizing because I was commenting to Ina on how cold I felt, after getting out of the water and standing in the breeze.  He laughed and said that I’m complaining about the cold while getting a tan.  That didn’t take long.  T

Landed on Mon, now it`s Wed... I could get used to this place!  Still finding our feet and the kids are loving it so far.  New record for me, swimming 3 days in a row... could get used to that too!  I went to get my C.I. drivers licence today.   I needed class A & B (Car & Motorcycle)... never had a motorcycle licence before so expecting to do a practical... clerk says ``have you ridden before`` I say `` Yes, but that was 2 years ago``... ``PASS!!!``.  Oh well, not expecting to fall off.  I 

Nuff said for now

Jumping off...

Tonights our last night in Canada.  Vancouver will be our "jumping off" point.  Found an interesting site about Cook Islanders, heres the link...

http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/cook-islanders/1

It's about Cook Islanders leaving the islands for a better life.  One of the photo captions mentions phosphate mining on Makatea Island.  Dad was one of those who went to dig "bird poo", then left for New Zealand.  I hope he found what he was looking for... I hope we do too.

This is Tania writing at the moment.  The bags are packed, the boys are snoring and I'm ready to hit the hay.  I think that once our mountain of luggage is checked in, we have gone through American customs and security, the excitement will kick in.  A bit too tired right now to feel it.  The past two weeks have been a great time to catch up with friends and family but the drawn out farewell has been emotionally draining.  Really looking forward to hitting the beach.  Ka kite til next time.

Travelling B.C.

Got a chance to update.   Arrived Vancouver Island Aug 20.  Stopped in to see Temaeu's Grandmother in Kamloops and a good buddy Dave...

A short "pilgrimage" to see boyhood heroes Jimi Hendrix & Bruce Lee...

Then over to the island to see family & friends...

Next step will be "jumping off"...

Sold!!!

Today was the possesion date and the moneys gone through.  The new owners are Ossie & Christina.  Keys were handed over at about 1:00pm and we hit the road.  "Meitaki Ranuinui" to Ossie & Christina for getting us started! (by buying the house)

Guess we're officially homeless and unemployed!  Arrived Hinton about 5:30pm, had a big steak dinner and now getting ready to hit the sack... Kamloops B.C tomorrow.  Stopping in to see a friend & "The Greatest"... kids Great Grand-Mother... shes a grand old lady.

Nuff said for now...

Last Night in Edmonton

All journeys start somewhere I guess!

Load out day today.  Right now, it's 1:30am and we're finishing up the packing... this time tomorrow, should be snoozing in Hinton!  Kids have done a great job... (mostly)

Everyones a little too tired to be excited right now... that should change by noon tomorrow (or later today...).

Next stop B.C.