Monday effectively saw the end of my dream of building my house on my Wellington site. My sister Hilary had looked at the plans on the Sunday evening & was very sceptical that it could be built for my budget. She was absolutely correct, the architect had totally misled me and I was very angry. However, I had sort of already decided that I didn't want to put all my eggs in one basket, in view of the current world financial situation, so it's probably just as well. I hope to sell my section at a considerable profit, & buy myself an aprtment or a little townhouse, which will hopefully be easily rentable & a lot less stressful than a build. I might even be able to get my stuff shipped out from the UK, which would be great, & even though I would have to store it here (because rentals are always unfurnished), storage is very much cheaper.
Tricia & Hils had quite an 'adventure' on Tuesday! They had booked to go on the 7.30a.m. train to Wellington, stay overnight, and then Picton ferry & train to Christchurch. Unfortunately the taxi supposedly booked by the hotel failed to turn up, & by the time they themselves & luggage to the station by bus they were too late. We were very surprised to see Tricia in reception when we took our luggage down at 9.30a.m. but she was able to negotiate 2 free nights accommodation since it was all the hotel's fault, so she was happy. We rescued Hils from the station in the hire car, Hilary made me drive it, since I'm 'more used to cities', probably correct. I think Hils & Tricia might have had a slight disagreement as to their future plans, we are a little sceptical as to their ability to both manage their travels & each other for the next 6 months!
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