This Time Next Week!!

Well, this time next week (Saturday 3^rd December) the packers will be hard at it and the container will be causing havoc with the neighbours. We’re still in the throes of de-cluttering and organising piles of ‘stuff’, mostly moving bits and pieces from one pile to another, then back again. (Attic empty, garage full). Got travel and medical cover sorted, also the internet banking. The calendar is pretty full now with visits and various appointments, it’s unbelievable to think that we’ll be on the other side of the world in less than two weeks. Unfortunately, we are now at the stage of being unable to accommodate everyone’s wish for us to visit them before we go. We will be keeping in contact with all who wish it. The broadband internet goes on the 1^st of December, however we’ll have dial-up via the laptop for the remaining days for email purposes, so no large files please, (Paul Marshall!).

My pride and joy (below) is also away.

Now reduced to driving Liz’s shopping trolley.

Moving Along...

Things are moving along, we are now preparing for the packers to come, getting the cars sold and generally running around like headless chickens. Liz has managed to secure some accommodation for us for the first 2 weeks. That will take us up to the time we head off to visit Richard & Yvonne in Melbourne for Christmas. Hopefully we will also sort out some longer term accommodation during the first 2 weeks.

This is the place we are staying at:
http://www.whatsnew.co.nz/430.0.html

Richard is currently as war with the current incumbents of his back garden, spiders. They seem to be putting up a fair fight, however hopefully he will have won the war by the time we get there….

This for those who have an interest in Australian spiders. Try looking up wolf & mouse spiders, these appear to be the main protagonists, (Not for the faint hearted!)
http://www.amonline.net.au/factsheets/#spiders

First Contact

This is the first bit just to get something on the blog. It's pretty hectic at the moment, painters, plumbers and de-cluttering going on all at once. Not selling the house, renting it out for a few years, to keep the options open. 4 weeks to go before we fly out.

The place has scrubbed up nicely.

We'll try and keep this blog up to date.