Wednesday 28th Sept

Hectic, hectic, hectic....its all go. 2 more sleeps and we move into our house. We are juggling our final inspection visit tomorrow with delivery of a fridge,washing machine and a drier.
Today I filled my day making phone calls to try and set up the broadband connection at our new house, which we had already agreed with the company, but today we find out that we are on a waiting list to get the connection. Not a good way to start the day.
We are also on a fast track to get promotional brochures for Wheelie Fantastic as ther is a big event in Mapua on sunday, when there is an all day event to mark the launch of the ferry (barge type thing that looks like a 1960s caravan with a flat base that floats. Its name is the'Flat Bottom Fairy' and it will transport people and bikes to and from Mapua wharf and Rabbit Island. The whole day has a Fairy theme, with prizes for the best fairies on bicycles. I will maintain a professional appearance and spend the day distributing our brochures and generally promoting our business. Unfortunately it falls on the same weekend we move house, and we havent got the car or bikes marked up with our logo yet.
We did secure a freephone number last week,  0800 2 cycle !! (it wont work outside this region, so no free calls from the UK !!)
Only one week and two days of teaching at Garin left. Today I got a call asking me to work at the South Island Masters Games, as merchanise manager. The job will only last for approx 12 days, but it is another means of getting in the know.
I plan to post some photos again. Remember back to one of the first blogs, when the lorry drove off with all our stuff and the plan was to see it all again at the other side of the world? I think I need a photo of it turning up at our house, except I am teaching when it is due to arrive, so Lisa will be  the official phtographer. She has reminded me that I was having coffee with Elma and Rosemary when the lorry turned up at Portrush, so it is fitting that I wont be there. We have had lots of offers of help from friends and we are going to take them up on their offers.
Lots is going to happen over the next few days and we also have to watch some more rugby games (on TV, assuming we get it tuned in !!).