Hope to be a bit more regular. Sorry there's been a gap in news for so long.
Just after the initial post, in March; Denise and I, tired of looking at over-inflated small rural properties in the Wairarapa, decided on the alternative option of looking at bare land and then a relocatable dwelling. We found 7 acres in Carterton, which is the town I lived in before I went to the USA.
The Wairarapa is a rural and wine growing area north east of Wellington comprising four main towns, reached by a notoriously windy and winding hill road called 'The Rimutakas' (which, incidentally, was closed by snow and sleet just six days ago - and this in spring!). It's exactly one hour's drive from where we are living now in Lower Hutt, a large city north of Wellington city.
Anyway, at the end of May, we put in a fairly cheap offer on the land and to our delight, it was accepted.
Joined photo of proud joint owners of 7 acres - note - the small building is not part of it and was removed by the prior owners
It really is a very pretty plot, with five paddocks and a water race giving stock direct access to water from all but one paddock. The fencing is not half bad either with a set of small yards needing finishing. Plenty of immediate firewood too. Just 3 minutes' drive (15 mins' by pushbike) to the nearest dairy on the main road south of Carterton. The larger house in the background to the left is a relocatable dwelling on similar acreage. These owners only come up weekends and holidays. Up to the right are a couple more houses on small acreage and we have already met these owners. All the rest is lovely dairy pasture. That road to the left services only two houses, as does the one to the right.
The next step was to find a suitable relocatable house ... watch this space ... but you might like to check in every few days because I actually have more photos ready.
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