Our journey began about a year ago when Ross and I were living and working in Auckland....and going from being stuck in one commuter traffic jam to another. Ross owned his own business while I worked in the energy industry. Auckland was going through a major growth phase and while the city was great in some ways it was taking its toll on us both physically and mentally. Having grown up in Waipukurau I still had family in the Hawkes Bay and each time we came down to visit it