Yes, it’s November, but that makes it springtime in New Zealand! It was a beautiful day outside today, and I just had to get out for a walk after work. (And Cindy said it was below freezing back home – down in the 20’s and 30’s, Farenheit) Walking down into Takapuna, you could just smell springtime in the air. Got a burger at Burger Fuel, sat in the park and read for awhile, then walked the length of Takapuna beach and back (to work off that burger!). The moon was rising above Rangitoto Island, a ship caught in the evening light heading out from Auckland, waves lapping on the shore – the usual perfect evening. Except that Cindy wasn’t with me – I do look forward to getting home a week from Saturday to be together again.
So what have I been doing? Obviously not writing my blog much, though I have so much I want to write about. (I guess I’ll have to back-date the posts when I actually get them written!) Well, obviously from the last post, returning to the States to get Max back for the beginning of the school year. We had a relaxing and busy month (which I’ll write about Real Soon Now), then I had to return to New Zealand to finish up my year commitment to Navman (and meet the IRS requirements to be out of the country for a year to qualify for foreign income exclusion!).
And instead of a relaxing six weeks of wrapping-up work, walking on the beach and writing blog entries, it has taken an amazing amount of time to sort, pack, sell, and ship my remaining stuff. (That’s a blog entry in itself!) I’ve certainly done a couple excursions (yes, yes, I will be writing about those as well), but shutting-down and transitioning a household is a heckuva lot of work. Oh yes, and we’ve also been buying a house in Gig Harbor as well – dealing with my half of that project remotely has also been somewhat time-consuming!
Okay, so I have a huge backlog of things to write about – maybe after I get back I’ll have time to just walk on the beach with Cindy and write…