Dear Family & Friends,
I first want to thank the many of you who have helped, encouraged & prayed for us in the past few months. We could not have made it here without the help of so many of you. It really meant a lot to me to have you pitching in to help with packing, cleaning, moving and all the extra messy details. Thanks!!
It was a hard goodbye at the airport. Thank you to the friends that came to see us off. In the emotion we went down the wrong gate and had to embarrassingly come back through the airport to the other gate. (How could we mess it up in such a small airport as Grand Rapids?) It was good to leave a bit more light hearted at our silliness!
After a very long trip we have made it here to Aukland. Our plane in Denver was hit by the luggage loading vehicle rendering it inoperable. This delayed us by 3 hrs. thus missing the last flight of the day out of LA to NZ. United took care of us by providing us with 2 hotel rooms and meals until the next flight out on Tue. evening. We did enjoy the extra night of rest and a quick jaunt down to the beach.
We arrived in Auckland yesterday morning. I love it here! This city is a bit Chicago like - only better. Fabulous shopping, safe, clean and very friendly. We spent lots of time yesterday chatting with people and getting an idea of some of the new customs and ways. Chad is currently picking up the rental van and we will load all 14 of our suitcases, 5 carry-on's and miscellaneous other things (yes, we are the Beverly Hill Billies) and head off to Wairoa. This should be interesting in a large city and driving on the wrong side of the road!
The kids have done great and are great adventures trying new foods and sights.
Looking forward to keeping in touch.
No Worries,
Kris & family
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