We've Arrived

After a very pleasant flight we've finally arrived at our new home.  It's scary using words like that !  I'll keep this one short cos we're totally wrecked.  Like I said, the flight was good.  We got our precious seats and one of the flight attendants even gave us a small house warming present which was really nice.  Getting the rental car took an age because it was more a mini-lease than a normal rental seeing as I'll have the car until 1-Nov, so the guy behind the counter had to pop off here there and everywhere to collect paperwork and I don't know what.  Of course he couldn't have been more pleasant so obviouslt he felt obliged to arrange a free upgrade for the inconvenience caused (whatever that may have been).

Anyways we had a little bit of excitement on the way down.  Wendy (as Rob likes to call the GPS system) decided her battery was running low, at which point - much to our horror I might add - we discovered that the 12V connector wasn't working.  Alma dived into the glove compartment for the kind of map that only a child could draw, to see if we would at least be able to make it to San Diego on paper power.  After driving a little further and having some time to "think man think", I realised that you often see kids in the back of those newer fancy cars watching their DVDs and other high tech stuff so I had me the brainwave that there must be more than one of the 12V connection in our most precious vehicle.  After a frantic scramble round the back we found it; plugged Wendy in - to which we were greeted to the sweet chorus of "continue along the I-5 for ....".  Oh joy I say !

The rest of the journey was rather uneventful.  When we got to the house we discovered that Oakwood has decided to ignore a number of aspects of the paper work we filled in and decorate it according to their own wishes - which in fairness wasn't all bad.  Still though, I'm sure they'll be paying us a return visit.  Other than that no serious problems.  The internet connection works (obviously eh?), the keylock box worked first time, they've left some essentials for us and we've made a trip to supermarket (where I thought Alma was going to go into anabolic shock judging by the drool coming from her mouth) .  All good I say ! .... oh and did I mention the weather yet?!?!?

I'll have some new photos of the place a little later.