Our Shipment Arrives

On Tuesday (23rd) our shipment of goods arrived from the UK. Well, it actually arrived in Sydney on the 7th but it had to go through Customs clearance and then Quaratine. As Steve Irwin says on a TV advert that seems to pop up every five minutes, quarantine is "what makes Auuuussstraaaaliaaaa greeeeeeat". Or something like that. He is a legend. I want to go to his zoo.

Anyway, all 22 boxes turned up in excellent condition and thankfully I didn't have to pay any quarantine fees (AQIS normally charge you if they suspect there is a danger to the countries "ecoooosyyyyystems and enviiiiironment" and have to open up any boxes to inspect the goods). It was a wise moving leaving my football boots and shin pads in the Hope FC kit bag. There was no sign of water damage (always a danger when shipping goods in supposedly water-tight containers half way around the world) and none of the boxes looked like they had smashed into each other (always a danger when not having enough stuff to fill our own container and having to share with others).

The delivery guys did all the hard work and lifted and shifted all of the boxes into the unit.





























It didn't take us too long to unpack most things, although a lot of stuff has been put in our garage as we have no shelving for books and cds etc. However a few DVDs didn't turn up, and we are trying to find out if they were half-inched, or if they were mistakenly put into the "Charity Shop" pile before we left. Anyway, given the stories I have heard from others, I think we were lucky with the shipping. Mind you, I had done a lot of research into what company to use and the company I went for did have one of the best reputations.

I have still got to set up a couple of things and check that they still work, but so far so good. Given the fact the IPOD and laptop have been drained of life for more than three months, it's a relief to see that they still work.

Now that we have unpacked most things the unit is beginning to feel more like our own place. We still need to get a couple of bits though, like a wardrobe and a sofa bed for Mikey Roberts and Ella, but it is taking shape nicely.

Oh yeah, big news in Australia. Rex Hunt has been paying for sex with three different women for years and years (allegedly). Puts a whole new meaning to the saying "give it a little kiss and throw it right back". He is still a legend though.