Arrived in Oz!
Jul 5th 2007 | 6:54 am
#1
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Victorian Evangelist
Joined: Sep 2005
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From: Melbourne, by the beach, living the dream.
Arrived in Oz!
Hello everyone
We have arrived in Australia!
We had a fantastic time in Hawai'i, it was so good to catch up with my Aunt who lives there, we spent a lot of time with her and the girls loved playing in her pool and bouncing around with her, she greatly enjoyed meeting them and now they are in Australia they keep asking when they are going to see her again. We were taken out to a very posh restaurant in Honolulu and the girls busied themselves drawing on the pristine white tablecloth, the waiter assured us that was OK!
We were delayed 4 hours on the flight from Honolulu to Melbourne which was rather annoying. I had a bit of an exciting morning that day as I couldn't find the rental car return location which was off-airport. So I thought I'd wait at Arrivals for the rental car courtesy bus to pass, and follow that, a security guard moved me on before it came and gave me directions which were wrong and led me into a US airforce base where I was made to get out and the car was searched before I was allowed back on the freeway!!! I found the rental drop off over an hour after I started searching.... lucky the flight was delayed!
The girls were fantastic on the flight even though it was 12 hours - they are real seasoned travellers now and nothing phases them, they slept a lot of the way and were kept entertained by a 6 year old Australian boy who read to them and did colouring with them.
We stayed at an airport hotel the first night. In the morning our brand new car was delivered, but just as it arrived we discovered that Candice had rammed a tiny piece of Fiona's jewellery into her ear! So she was rushed to the doctor's in a taxi, and after a second trip as the first doctor's was closed the jewellery was removed. So the first journey the new car made was to collect Fiona and Candice. Luckily everything was OK and Candice was fine.
The weather - well, if this is midwinter bring it on, 16 degrees and sun, T-shirt weather. I understand it will get a bit cooler over the next few days - right now we don't care.
We're not Australians, but I think its OK to call ourselves Victorians.
It's hard to believe we're here!
Buzzy, Mrs Buzzy and the Buzzettes
We have arrived in Australia!
We had a fantastic time in Hawai'i, it was so good to catch up with my Aunt who lives there, we spent a lot of time with her and the girls loved playing in her pool and bouncing around with her, she greatly enjoyed meeting them and now they are in Australia they keep asking when they are going to see her again. We were taken out to a very posh restaurant in Honolulu and the girls busied themselves drawing on the pristine white tablecloth, the waiter assured us that was OK!
We were delayed 4 hours on the flight from Honolulu to Melbourne which was rather annoying. I had a bit of an exciting morning that day as I couldn't find the rental car return location which was off-airport. So I thought I'd wait at Arrivals for the rental car courtesy bus to pass, and follow that, a security guard moved me on before it came and gave me directions which were wrong and led me into a US airforce base where I was made to get out and the car was searched before I was allowed back on the freeway!!! I found the rental drop off over an hour after I started searching.... lucky the flight was delayed!
The girls were fantastic on the flight even though it was 12 hours - they are real seasoned travellers now and nothing phases them, they slept a lot of the way and were kept entertained by a 6 year old Australian boy who read to them and did colouring with them.
We stayed at an airport hotel the first night. In the morning our brand new car was delivered, but just as it arrived we discovered that Candice had rammed a tiny piece of Fiona's jewellery into her ear! So she was rushed to the doctor's in a taxi, and after a second trip as the first doctor's was closed the jewellery was removed. So the first journey the new car made was to collect Fiona and Candice. Luckily everything was OK and Candice was fine.
The weather - well, if this is midwinter bring it on, 16 degrees and sun, T-shirt weather. I understand it will get a bit cooler over the next few days - right now we don't care.
We're not Australians, but I think its OK to call ourselves Victorians.
It's hard to believe we're here!
Buzzy, Mrs Buzzy and the Buzzettes
Jul 5th 2007 | 6:55 am
#2
Lost in BE Cyberspace
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 25,277
From: Gold Coast
Re: Arrived in Oz!
WOW!!! you've certainly had a fantastic journey getting there 
Best of luck with your new life 
Best of luck with your new life
Jul 5th 2007 | 7:02 am
#3
Lost in BE Cyberspace
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 7,005
From: Ballarat
Re: Arrived in Oz!
Glad you arrived safely. Have loved reading the up dates of your travel to oz
Mandy
Have loved reading the up dates of your travel to ozMandy
Jul 5th 2007 | 7:07 am
#4
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 20,690
From: in the Sydney asylum
Re: Arrived in Oz!
well you will have plenty to laugh about in your old age 
a very exciting journey, envy you the Hawaii trip lucky you
Hope it all goes well for you
a very exciting journey, envy you the Hawaii trip lucky you
Hope it all goes well for you
Jul 5th 2007 | 7:12 am
#5
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Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 645
From: Hervey Bay
Re: Arrived in Oz!
Glad you arrived ok, have you any photo's of your stop overs? we are travelling westbound and we are still deciding where to stop. Good luck settling in
minibelle
minibelle
Jul 5th 2007 | 7:19 am
#6
Forum Regular
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 181
From: Hervey Bay
Re: Arrived in Oz!
Should I say welcome home? I haven't read your posts, this is such a large place and I'm just finding my feet.
To me, being a queenslander, 16 degrees is a tad cold (that's an understatement it's jumper weather) but arriving in winter has it's advantages, you have time to aclimatise.
Enjoy
To me, being a queenslander, 16 degrees is a tad cold (that's an understatement it's jumper weather) but arriving in winter has it's advantages, you have time to aclimatise.
Enjoy
Jul 5th 2007 | 8:29 am
#7
Happy migrant
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 6,756
From: Newcastle , NSW
Re: Arrived in Oz!
Congratulations Buzzy family!
LOL to little Candice. She wanted the Aussies to know she'd arrived
LOL to little Candice. She wanted the Aussies to know she'd arrived
Jul 5th 2007 | 10:24 am
#8
Ok this isn't so bad
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 4,824
From: Dundee (Scotland) now Bayside Brisbane
Re: Arrived in Oz!
Great news on your safe arrival. All the best in settling in.
Cheers
Ginny
Cheers
Ginny
Jul 5th 2007 | 11:24 am
#9
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Joined: Oct 2003
Posts: 38,634
Re: Arrived in Oz!
G'Day Buzzy.
Lovely to read you and your family have had a safe journey and happy landings.
Wishing you the very best for a great and good life in OZ every day of your life.
BEVShere
Wintery Mapua
Top of the South
New Zealand
Lovely to read you and your family have had a safe journey and happy landings.
Wishing you the very best for a great and good life in OZ every day of your life.
BEVShere
Wintery Mapua
Top of the South
New Zealand
Jul 5th 2007 | 11:30 am
#10
BE Forum Addict
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 1,492
From: Brisbane
Re: Arrived in Oz!
Hello everyone
We have arrived in Australia!
We had a fantastic time in Hawai'i, it was so good to catch up with my Aunt who lives there, we spent a lot of time with her and the girls loved playing in her pool and bouncing around with her, she greatly enjoyed meeting them and now they are in Australia they keep asking when they are going to see her again. We were taken out to a very posh restaurant in Honolulu and the girls busied themselves drawing on the pristine white tablecloth, the waiter assured us that was OK!
We were delayed 4 hours on the flight from Honolulu to Melbourne which was rather annoying. I had a bit of an exciting morning that day as I couldn't find the rental car return location which was off-airport. So I thought I'd wait at Arrivals for the rental car courtesy bus to pass, and follow that, a security guard moved me on before it came and gave me directions which were wrong and led me into a US airforce base where I was made to get out and the car was searched before I was allowed back on the freeway!!! I found the rental drop off over an hour after I started searching.... lucky the flight was delayed!
The girls were fantastic on the flight even though it was 12 hours - they are real seasoned travellers now and nothing phases them, they slept a lot of the way and were kept entertained by a 6 year old Australian boy who read to them and did colouring with them.
We stayed at an airport hotel the first night. In the morning our brand new car was delivered, but just as it arrived we discovered that Candice had rammed a tiny piece of Fiona's jewellery into her ear! So she was rushed to the doctor's in a taxi, and after a second trip as the first doctor's was closed the jewellery was removed. So the first journey the new car made was to collect Fiona and Candice. Luckily everything was OK and Candice was fine.
The weather - well, if this is midwinter bring it on, 16 degrees and sun, T-shirt weather. I understand it will get a bit cooler over the next few days - right now we don't care.
We're not Australians, but I think its OK to call ourselves Victorians.
It's hard to believe we're here!
Buzzy, Mrs Buzzy and the Buzzettes
We have arrived in Australia!
We had a fantastic time in Hawai'i, it was so good to catch up with my Aunt who lives there, we spent a lot of time with her and the girls loved playing in her pool and bouncing around with her, she greatly enjoyed meeting them and now they are in Australia they keep asking when they are going to see her again. We were taken out to a very posh restaurant in Honolulu and the girls busied themselves drawing on the pristine white tablecloth, the waiter assured us that was OK!
We were delayed 4 hours on the flight from Honolulu to Melbourne which was rather annoying. I had a bit of an exciting morning that day as I couldn't find the rental car return location which was off-airport. So I thought I'd wait at Arrivals for the rental car courtesy bus to pass, and follow that, a security guard moved me on before it came and gave me directions which were wrong and led me into a US airforce base where I was made to get out and the car was searched before I was allowed back on the freeway!!! I found the rental drop off over an hour after I started searching.... lucky the flight was delayed!
The girls were fantastic on the flight even though it was 12 hours - they are real seasoned travellers now and nothing phases them, they slept a lot of the way and were kept entertained by a 6 year old Australian boy who read to them and did colouring with them.
We stayed at an airport hotel the first night. In the morning our brand new car was delivered, but just as it arrived we discovered that Candice had rammed a tiny piece of Fiona's jewellery into her ear! So she was rushed to the doctor's in a taxi, and after a second trip as the first doctor's was closed the jewellery was removed. So the first journey the new car made was to collect Fiona and Candice. Luckily everything was OK and Candice was fine.
The weather - well, if this is midwinter bring it on, 16 degrees and sun, T-shirt weather. I understand it will get a bit cooler over the next few days - right now we don't care.
We're not Australians, but I think its OK to call ourselves Victorians.
It's hard to believe we're here!
Buzzy, Mrs Buzzy and the Buzzettes
Jul 5th 2007 | 11:42 am
#11
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 13,233
Re: Arrived in Oz!
glad you arrived safe and sound
Jul 5th 2007 | 11:56 am
#12
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 5,133
Re: Arrived in Oz!
Hello everyone
We have arrived in Australia!
We had a fantastic time in Hawai'i, it was so good to catch up with my Aunt who lives there, we spent a lot of time with her and the girls loved playing in her pool and bouncing around with her, she greatly enjoyed meeting them and now they are in Australia they keep asking when they are going to see her again. We were taken out to a very posh restaurant in Honolulu and the girls busied themselves drawing on the pristine white tablecloth, the waiter assured us that was OK!
We were delayed 4 hours on the flight from Honolulu to Melbourne which was rather annoying. I had a bit of an exciting morning that day as I couldn't find the rental car return location which was off-airport. So I thought I'd wait at Arrivals for the rental car courtesy bus to pass, and follow that, a security guard moved me on before it came and gave me directions which were wrong and led me into a US airforce base where I was made to get out and the car was searched before I was allowed back on the freeway!!! I found the rental drop off over an hour after I started searching.... lucky the flight was delayed!
The girls were fantastic on the flight even though it was 12 hours - they are real seasoned travellers now and nothing phases them, they slept a lot of the way and were kept entertained by a 6 year old Australian boy who read to them and did colouring with them.
We stayed at an airport hotel the first night. In the morning our brand new car was delivered, but just as it arrived we discovered that Candice had rammed a tiny piece of Fiona's jewellery into her ear! So she was rushed to the doctor's in a taxi, and after a second trip as the first doctor's was closed the jewellery was removed. So the first journey the new car made was to collect Fiona and Candice. Luckily everything was OK and Candice was fine.
The weather - well, if this is midwinter bring it on, 16 degrees and sun, T-shirt weather. I understand it will get a bit cooler over the next few days - right now we don't care.
We're not Australians, but I think its OK to call ourselves Victorians.
It's hard to believe we're here!
Buzzy, Mrs Buzzy and the Buzzettes
We have arrived in Australia!
We had a fantastic time in Hawai'i, it was so good to catch up with my Aunt who lives there, we spent a lot of time with her and the girls loved playing in her pool and bouncing around with her, she greatly enjoyed meeting them and now they are in Australia they keep asking when they are going to see her again. We were taken out to a very posh restaurant in Honolulu and the girls busied themselves drawing on the pristine white tablecloth, the waiter assured us that was OK!
We were delayed 4 hours on the flight from Honolulu to Melbourne which was rather annoying. I had a bit of an exciting morning that day as I couldn't find the rental car return location which was off-airport. So I thought I'd wait at Arrivals for the rental car courtesy bus to pass, and follow that, a security guard moved me on before it came and gave me directions which were wrong and led me into a US airforce base where I was made to get out and the car was searched before I was allowed back on the freeway!!! I found the rental drop off over an hour after I started searching.... lucky the flight was delayed!
The girls were fantastic on the flight even though it was 12 hours - they are real seasoned travellers now and nothing phases them, they slept a lot of the way and were kept entertained by a 6 year old Australian boy who read to them and did colouring with them.
We stayed at an airport hotel the first night. In the morning our brand new car was delivered, but just as it arrived we discovered that Candice had rammed a tiny piece of Fiona's jewellery into her ear! So she was rushed to the doctor's in a taxi, and after a second trip as the first doctor's was closed the jewellery was removed. So the first journey the new car made was to collect Fiona and Candice. Luckily everything was OK and Candice was fine.
The weather - well, if this is midwinter bring it on, 16 degrees and sun, T-shirt weather. I understand it will get a bit cooler over the next few days - right now we don't care.
We're not Australians, but I think its OK to call ourselves Victorians.
It's hard to believe we're here!
Buzzy, Mrs Buzzy and the Buzzettes
Don't get too settled with that weather now
Jul 5th 2007 | 12:29 pm
#13
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From: UTOPIA, QLD
Re: Arrived in Oz!
All the best Buzzies. Now go have the time of your lives.
Jul 5th 2007 | 1:17 pm
#14
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Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 65,493
Re: Arrived in Oz!
Welcome downunder Buzzies! 16 sounds damn cold to me but it's an easier way to acclimatise, especially for the girls.
Jul 5th 2007 | 1:25 pm
#15
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Posts: 9,909
From: Oz -> UK -> San Diego
Re: Arrived in Oz!
Yay! At long last
(and presumably you have selected Geelong as your favourite AFL team?!)
(and presumably you have selected Geelong as your favourite AFL team?!)
