Second glance

After a few days we went back for a second look -
We had been interested in another place (up the road some) but it turned out to have too large an unusable area of its section (a steep bank below the house) and the house interior was too small - each room by between a half meter to a meter.

In addition there was the wind; the house was placed on the windy side of the crest of a hill and there was no respite from it on the working side of the house...
(The wind in Taranaki from the mountain has certain undesirable characteristics;
Its wet, its cold, its vicious in its quest to hunt you down and make you hurt and it cuts through you like a particularly sharp knife)

We came back to Ackworth road and immediately noticed that the house was sheltered from the wind (being both in the lee of the hill and having a hedge that cut the wind right back). This was scientifically determined by standing in the gateway gap in the hedge and feeling our noses turn blue... taking two steps behind the hedge and noticing the noses returned to their normal healthy pink color.

It probably didnt hurt that even though it was cold and windy, the sun was out so we could see and feel the inside of the house in the light. Peter (Robinton - the mover/builder/developer) had also been back and started making a driveway in the front and clearing out some space for the garage.

Shonagh wandered down to the paddock and took some photos of the outside of the house while I was wandering around inside.