Neither of us slept much - too many things to do before we can unpack propery.
We knew that the rubbish collection was today. We eventually located the recycles crate - like the ones we used to have in Auckland. We wondered about getting a skip but decided to try our luck with the cartons and newspaper that was piling up already. The collectors cheerfully took it and told Doug where he could take future loads.
Getting some new carpet arranged was a priority. The living room and upstairs bedroom carpet needed to be replaced before the furniture was permanently placed. Another problem was a heavy wall unit that had been left behind. We didn't want it either, the movers had told us that it would need a crane to get it out.(They didn't want to know!!)
After lunch we went carpet shopping. We found some that we liked and were very pleasantly surprised when the salesman said that he could come that afternoon to measure up. He was so nice - he arrived later and offered to help Doug shift the unwanted wall unit. One problem gone. He also knew an organisation that would be happy to have it. He thought that it might be a fortnight before they could lay the carpet but promised to squeeze us in if the opportunity arose.
Early to bed - we haven't walked down to the beach yet.
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