Monday, the 1st of October
We had an appointment with the realtor to sign for the house
at 1:30pm so we tried to fit as much business into the morning as we
could. Housing could not deliver
temporary furniture to the house until Thursday so we were going to be able to
continue sleeping at the Ashness until then.
We didn’t have to make a big move out of the apartment yet.
We stopped by the ID office and got my overseas ID, the
vehicle registration office and got the car up to speed with passes and such,
and the library for a library card. For
the next few days the library is our internet connection and has a computer
with practice tests for the driver’s license.
We have to take a written test within 30 days of arriving in country in
order to get our licenses. By that time
we needed to head out to Pateley to make our appointment.
We met with Ashley at Dacre and Sons and signed more papers
than I think we signed to buy our last house.
The paperwork was overwhelming.
Ashley was very nice, walked us through it all and answered all our
questions. And we got the keys.
The house is a short distance outside of Pateley and sits
right on a reservoir. The view is
stunning! The house is much too big for
us but it was just so cool we couldn’t resist.
I had asked Ashley about the history of the house but she didn’t know
it. The big question for us is, we will
be able to keep the heating bills within our budget? I sure hope so. This will be a wonderful place to have family
and friends visit. I’d love to stay here
for our whole two – three years. When
we arrived we walked all through the house, taking in the possibilities. I had seen it online and in pictures but
seeing it in person helped to give me ideas of how to use the space.
And the yard! I
believe the dogs were overwhelmed at first.
It took them awhile to really start exploring all the space. I’ve seen a family of rabbits, pheasant and a
gull all in the yard while the dogs were inside. I’m hoping we don’t end up with some ‘gifts’
from the pups.
We left a few things at the house, but without furniture
there wasn’t much we could do here. We
headed back to the base to pick up a few things. Someone had recommended to Greg checking the
base thrift store for picking up some starter items to hold us over until our
excess baggage shipment arrived. We were
able to get some plates and utensils. At
the exchanged we picked up some towels.
Very basic, but we were about ready to move in. It was a busy day, but we got a lot done.
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