Ouch - shots!

To prepare for our move and trip to Asia, we have many things to do. This morning we had a doctor's appointment to determine which vaccinations we need for our travels. We were given a DPT vaccination and also a blood test. The blood test will be used to see what other things we are/are not immune to. The results will come out on Friday - hopefully we don't have to get any more shots, our arms are sore! We also received a prescription for malaria pills. We will take the pills two days before entering Cambodia (our first "malaria risk" stop) and then for a month following that. As much work as it is to prepare, we are happy to do anything to avoid getting sick.

We were also very pleased to receive our Chinese visitors visas today! After they arrived, we tackled the paperwork for Cambodia and shipped those documents off. With our short time frame, we are hoping everything works out! To celebrate that we received our first of three required visas for our trip, we went out to dinner. Even though the visa is for China, we ended up at a Japanese restaurant. The food was delicious and we enjoyed a nice view of Auckland's harbour while we ate. We tried some new things including snapper sashimi and ostrich carpaccio. We are really looking to tasting even more delicious things in the coming weeks!

We also posted our car for sale! We will be sad to say goodbye to our reliable friend, but will be happy to pass it on to someone else who is as eager to tour New Zealand as we were (or someone who is willing to pay what we are asking for that matter!) Here is the ad for our car on TradeMe, which is New Zealand's equivalent to eBay: Holden Vectra for Sale. If you know anyone in New Zealand who is looking to buy a car, please send this along to them!