I'm sure Blaise could do a way better job of describing it but its a car, a dark blue Subaru Legacy. We bought it off a guy who was doing what we did, packing up his life in NZ and going to Australia for a few years.
What prompted this after all our eco-friendly "we'll walk or bus everywhere". its still there, we still walk and bus but there are an increasing large list of things we want to do that really require more freedom than the transit system is allowing.
1)job interviews - i was not applying to schools more than 1 1/2 by transit, by car those same places are about 20 minutes away.
2)kite surfing - the hubby wants to go fly the kites (legally) on beaches, but we also have to find ones that have wind on the right direction, don't have planes going over them and actual ones where its safe for him to be in the water. for those, they exceed that 1 1/2 transit time by bus.
3)camping - with the cargo container due this week (fingers crossed) our camp gear is here. there is a lovely place just on the opposite side of the bay, great for a first camping adventure....no bus/train service at all.
4)groceries - canvas bags or not, the weight (and wait), a car is simpler.
5)adventures - we got invited up to a batch just outside of auckland over christmas by Rachel and Alan. we love them, but they have a teeny little hatchback. our car can hold us and luggage ^^bb
6)renting - while we are not looking till February for a new place we have met enough people and seen enough homes to know that we pay way to much for being in this location. we can get amazing places in any of the outside areas but they lack a feature which we needed when we first moved here....buses.
7)trade me/used furniture - yes we can rent a car and trailer, this however means we can also pop into a Vinnie's (St Vincents) see the table and go, "hey we can buy it and bring it home today"
Meet "Bee"atrice (yes i named the car)
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