Move to Newcastle

Last weekend Kate and I moved all my things to Newcastle. Actually, we had movers do it (who incidentally damaged 4 things and our house in the process - I will wait to see how the insurance works out before naming and shaming). Below is the crowded lounge room at Rockdale just before the movers arrived. Oh, whoops - you can see the company on the boxes. Anyway - if they sort it out fairly I will be sure to update.

And this is after they had taken all the boxes and extra furniture. What a difference huh!?
This is the first homemade dinner at the new place - a cold platter on the balcony.

And this is the new pad all decked out. All the furniture fit quite well in the end.

And the view is still quite breathtaking! I am sure it will become more everyday soon, but at this stage I am still captivated by it each time we enter the apartment.


I am now back in Sydney for meetings - will return for my first actual day of work in the new team on Thursday.

Oh, other fun and games... I connected the phone 3 weeks ago, so I could connect the internet in time before I arrived. When I got there (having confirmed both installations were complete), I found the phone didn't work. I called 'my' number, and someone else answered! Seems, somehow, that Telstra connected my phone to another apartment - in the same building, just six floors below! So that means that the TPG internet connection (which is tied to the phone number) was also turned on at the wrong place. Such a pain in the ass. So now I have to get Telstra in to check the fault, relocate the line, then wait another week or more for TPG to reconnect the internet!

So I apologise if I am slow on emails in the next week or two. You can still call my new home number - Telstra is forwarding to my mobile.

Anyway, wish me luck in Newcastle! I will keep this blog and the food blog update with latest adventures.