Auckland Fairwell

Following the acceptance of my new work permit, it is now time to leave the 'city of sails' and head down home to Wellington, spend the next two weeks with my family before I head across far shores to London again.

I’ve had an interesting time here, one of the need to earn some cash and the other to see what New Zealand’s biggest city has to offer.

Over the four months I’ve made some new friends, had others stay and spent some time with cousins who I haven’t seen for some months and years.

The saddest news is that I have to leave my 13sqm ‘shoe box’ apartment, Oh how I’ll miss that – yeah right!

A Weekend at 'One Tree Point'

"One Tree Point" is not exactly a well known beach front weekend destination but with recent commercial development and the desire for kiwi's to own a rare seaside plot of land, it is becoming a small and expensive township.

This weekend trip wasn't at all about scouting a beach front plot but more a chance to catch up with my cousin Jody and her husband Ewen before I head back to the UK.

With six years spent over seas and 1 year solid back packing through Africa & South America, it was nice to hear about their story's and how they were coping with the settlement back into NZ life.

With their passion for outdoors, they managed to pull me away from the Commonwealth games coverage long enough to enjoy a sea swim, a round of golf putting and a delicious BBQ in the evening.

All and all a good weekend spent with some of my family over the last final weeks.

London Bound........

Yes in the crazy life of Blair Gray I can announce that I have been gratefully granted the opportunity to return to London.

"Wow you haven't been home long" some may say and that is true but Mr Gray hasn't been the same Mr Gray that many of his friends have come to know since he left London.

"Why" some may say, well I guess 4 years of living in London with the lifestyle and pace of life of the big smoke has managed to get into my blood more than I'd realised.

So with the final paper work to be signed and stamped, I should touch down at Heathrow in mid April.

Stay tuned for more news of my crazy life.