We’re selling up and moving to the Far North

[george formby]

What a lovely spot!

Was exec chef up there back in the day, title did not do the job justice.
Mind blowing place to live if you have the merest hint of outdoors about you. I used to get home to my batch after work & go boogie boarding at mid night, the worse for wear. Biggest thing was paranoia,,, "did something just bump me?"
By February there should be algae in the water that fluoresce when you swim through them, again, a great thing to do the worse for wear with a mask & snorkel, it's like a scene from starwars, lights bursting before your eyes.
Good luck to your son, it's a tough job to get good at.

Oh, shagging guests is a no no. Nothing worse than having your underpants & shirt handed in at reception the next morning.
No waitresses either, naughty. Wait until they hand in there notice....

[Mom]

No waitresses either, naughty. Wait until they hand in there notice....

So no rooting the cleaner then, even if he is really cute ?

Now that sucks...

[george formby]

So no rooting the cleaner then, even if he is really cute ?

Now that sucks...

No. Just the opposite, just means anybody else would cause no end of trouble.
Be aware that Doubtless Bay is the dogging & swinging Capital of NZ. Country music hotspot, too.

[Berries]

Oh, shagging guests is a no no. Nothing worse than having your underpants & shirt handed in at reception the next morning.

I did two years in the kitchens on Hi De Hi holiday parks. Shagging guests was the only thing that got us through the season - it was the best way to get clean towels.

[matrox02]

Most wonderful news! just means when i next visit i know ill be in really good hands!

[Mom]

After emails and phone calls, a lengthy discussion, an offer of employment for $$ that were acceptable, being given an employment contract to add anything we wanted included in it and arrangements to meet the following weekend to sign everything off we made a commitment to change our lives.
I quit my job, Mark closed down his flooring business and we put our house on the market.

Exciting times.

That was until we re-met the owner of the San Marino the following weekend. She had picked up the goal posts and moved them to a place we were not prepared to go. Long story short, there was no longer a management job available, we could however purchase the lease from her. Not really an option but we thought to have a look at the books to see if there was any money to be made, she could not give us them until Jan 6th, she was leaving on Jan 8th so we would have had 2 days to carry out any form of due diligence.

Lots of things were said in an effort to convince us to take the lease, none of which she could substantiate, we should just trust her?

Quite gutting to be fair. However, quite liberating as well. We had made the decision to make changes, nothing changes there, just the location will be different. We are currently unemployed beach bums, who are actively seeking a job in a motel/holiday park location somewhere in NZ. North is preferred, but we have applied in Kapiti, Taranaki and Auckland at this stage.

Once the house sells and if we are still beach bums we will be buying a camper bus and travelling around hunting work. Chur.

[caseye]

Anne, Mark, keep having fun and fuck the bitch!
That sucks, but the ability to carry on and make the most of it is what makes people what and who they are.
Heads up and make sure that bus can tow a trailer, fer dee biks!

[yungatart]

Damn, that sux!

Be successful and happy despite the setback!
Camper van, eh? Couple of longhaired layabouts...

[unstuck]

Bummer, at least you guys have good attitudes to life, so you will be fine. What an adventure, have fun.

[Laava]

beach bums .

You could move into a caravan in mangapai? You'll never have to pay money to the govt ever again.

[Ocean1]

Sounds like a bit of luck to me, anyone who behaves like that wrt even a verbal agreement wouldn't scruple to neglect to pay you when the inevitable light occupancy week occurred.

As a matter of interest what were her reasons for not producing the accounts?

[Hobbyhorse]

Stick with it guys and it will all come right for you. Thumbs up for the camper ... we have a 7 metre Toyota Coaster which really works well for us.

[Bikemad]

thats a bit of a bummer but sounds like you guys are taking it all in ya stride...........rest assured i will NEVER stay at the San Marino in the future......feel free to let the cow know but i guess she wouldn't give a monkeys anyway

[Edbear]

After emails and phone calls, a lengthy discussion, an offer of employment for $$ that were acceptable, being given an employment contract to add anything we wanted included in it and arrangements to meet the following weekend to sign everything off we made a commitment to change our lives.
I quit my job, Mark closed down his flooring business and we put our house on the market.

Exciting times.

That was until we re-met the owner of the San Marino the following weekend. She had picked up the goal posts and moved them to a place we were not prepared to go. Long story short, there was no longer a management job available, we could however purchase the lease from her. Not really an option but we thought to have a look at the books to see if there was any money to be made, she could not give us them until Jan 6th, she was leaving on Jan 8th so we would have had 2 days to carry out any form of due diligence.

Lots of things were said in an effort to convince us to take the lease, none of which she could substantiate, we should just trust her?

Quite gutting to be fair. However, quite liberating as well. We had made the decision to make changes, nothing changes there, just the location will be different. We are currently unemployed beach bums, who are actively seeking a job in a motel/holiday park location somewhere in NZ. North is preferred, but we have applied in Kapiti, Taranaki and Auckland at this stage.

Once the house sells and if we are still beach bums we will be buying a camper bus and travelling around hunting work. Chur.

Goodonyer! Never be that trusting! We'd love to do the same, but don't want to sell up to do it, just get the camper and go see NZ.

Damn, that sux!

Be successful and happy despite the setback!
Camper van, eh? Couple of longhaired layabouts...

Sounds like fun, or would be if Mark had hair...

Stick with it guys and it will all come right for you. Thumbs up for the camper ... we have a 7 metre Toyota Coaster which really works well for us.

About the best! is it the 4lt turbo model?

[bluninja]

God job I didn't book in for Easter. I may have some decisions of my own to make soon, perhaps not as life changing as yours, but scary and liberating at the same time when I look at where things are going, if I choose to do nothing.

My granddaughter is now 8 weeks old and so happy and cheerful. That, riding bikes, and cuddles with the missus are what's keeping me going.

Wishing you more success in the weeks ahead.