The Haven is open!

At last! We moved in on 17th of June 2015, and I’ve been sorting little things like door and window latches, and we have chosen a room to live in:

My makeshift desk with the few precious objects I managed to smuggle into the packed car on our first load from Kaiwaka!

Raewyn and Peter having our first ‘bubble’ in the warm sun in our room. Reunited with doglets too, after four weeks in Europe. They are so happy to have us back… no hard feelings!

These are the ads we’ve put into the Gisborne Trader:

Flatmates wanted, Mangapapa, quiet street, nice garden, with mature working couple, 2 doglets, 1 cat. 2 rms in house $100 & $110. Self-contained cabin in back garden $130/wk. Expenses $30/person cover power, phone, broadband, cleaning supplies.

Cabin (‘tiny house’) in leafy back garden of friendly bookish arty 3 bdrm flat. Quiet street. Offstreet parking, garage for bike. Room is 2.8 by 4.4 m + loft 2.8 by 2.2. Sink, hot water, shower/wc. $130 a week plus $30 per person for pwr, wifi, expenses.

Double room in friendly bookish arty three bedroom bungalow flat plus cabin (see our other ad for ‘tiny house’), in quiet street. Offstreet parking, garage for bike. Room is 3.66 by 4.25 metres. $110 a week plus $30 per person for power, wifi, expenses.

Large single room in friendly bookish arty three bedroom bungalow flat plus cabin (see our other ad for ‘tiny house’), in quiet street. Offstreet parking, garage for bike. Room is 2.88 by 3.66 metres. $100 a week plus $30 for power, wifi, expenses.

Now I’ll post some more photos of the rooms and other practically or aesthetically relevant items…