The countdown continues - exactly nine weeks today we land in Australia. Scary eh? I wouldn't go as far as to say I was bricking it but I'm certainly feeling more uneasy as the big day approaches.
I was on the phone to my mate Tim in New Zealand at the weekend. Although he's enjoying life over there, he kept re-ititerating how it hasn't been easy and he still misses home. Hed and Annabel have said the same thing, they live on the Gold Coast. Ste and Jen, our other friends, have just been the ultimate source of positivity about the whole thing, saying it's the best thing they have done. They've settled in Adelaide and are loving it.
I think we've been guilty of thinking that we were moving to some kind of Utopia and our lives would be perfect. But as the days before our departure get fewer I've started thinking how unnatural it is to up-sticks and move to the other side of the planet, to a region you've never even visited before. I mean, it's not like we're living in the Third World or under an oppressive dictatorial regime. Weather aside, life's sweet here. I was always a fan of the saying 'if it ain't broke, don't try and fix it' - then again, 'fortune favours the brave' is another of my favourites.
Anyhoo, we're shipping out and that's the end of it.
We've sorted out our movers, we're going with John Mason. They were the cheapest and also seemed the most professional.
And it looks like we'll be keeping the house over here and renting it out. We've got a letting agent coming to see us on Friday.
Struggling to find a karoake host/DJ for our leaving do, I'll have to widen the search methinks.
We've got a stack of stuff to do and that gets me down. So tomorrow, by way of pick-me-up, I'm leaving work at midday and going golfing with my good pals Clifford and Hank. Following that I'm going to The Jolly Sailor in Prestatyn with Deaf Dave and Comedy Dave to watch the European Cup Final and have a few scoops. I do hope AC Milan win, can't be doing with the Red Sh*te spawning it again. At least I'll be free from all that in Oz.
