We had a bit of a lie in this morning and once up and having breakfast we had a phone call from the landlord. He said he had managed to pop around yesterday and took some photos of the garden but wanted to call this morning to see what he needed to fit the hob tomorrow. The new hob is very nice but I fear it is going to be a bit of a bodge job as he is going to stick a piece of aluminium over the hole that will be left after taking out the old hob control panel. Not much I can say really.
He arrived about 9.30 and seems a very nice man. He told us about all the plans for the house - big new garage, garden landscaping, a couple of new windows and eventually, though not while we are living here the extension and conversion to the garage downstairs and I am sure when it is all done it will make for a lovely house. I asked him when they intend to move up here and he said in about a year!!!! I told him we had been led to believe that this was a long term let and now it appears we have been misled - not sure if by him or the agent wanting to make a deal!!! I explained what we had been through and he said not to worry he would give us plenty of warning and in fact they had to sell their house in the South Island so a lot needs to be sorted. Hopefully, we can manage to stay till at least this time next year and hopefully, maybe a little longer.
When he left we went out for coffee and then over to Rotorua and stopped at the new Terrain Park. They have lots of area there where you can do outdoor activities and one of them is an Adrenalin Forest area where you climb trees and walk along various types of courses and lots of high wires and flying foxes. Heather had bought vouchers when she was here but as the weather was so bad she never got the chance to go which is a shame as I am sure she would have liked it.We had a look around and Jon and I might go back there sometime. I think I would only do the lower courses but I am sure it would be fun.
We carried on to Rotorua and went up to the luge on the gondola and we had lunch. It was so warm and sunny up there and really pleasant sitting outside. We met one of my friends over there who was there with her grandsons.
We then went down to the lake and walked around the outdoor Sunday market before heading home.
We had a bbq for dinner tonight and Jon tried to book a room for two nights of our Easter break but they need to confirm it so we can't book the third night till it is confirmed.
I had a chat to heather on my ipod on Face Time which was pretty cool and so easy. We are trying to sort out why the big printer downstairs won't work. She gave me a few ideas which I need to try out tomorrow.
WEATHER
Sunny and warm 24 degrees
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