Someone said to me that apart from leaving family, the most emotional point for them was when the plane took off from Heathrow, they found themselves sobbing their eyes out.

Another person said when they went through security, that was very hard for them, a case of 'no return'.

And I read a post where someone mentioned coming into land in Australia had them in tears.

What was your most emotional point when you moved? Was it leaving your property, leaving your job, getting to the airport or landing in Australia after all the planning and hard work it took to get there?

Just interested to read everyones opinions.

Looking at block prices in Perth ...

Mine was arriving at the Big4 campsite in Coburg in the freezing cold after a grim ride from the airport,, thinking "what the hell have we done?" and bursting into tears on and off for most of the day!
Where was the lovely scenery? where was the sun? luckily I only felt like that on the first day and apart from a few wobbles I wouldn't change a thing

Im watching 'wanted down under' on BBC1 whose whole decision seems to rest on their little girl.

She chose the UK because her swim with dolphins wasnt what she expected

That would make me emotional.

Good grief

In the car on the way to the airport having just said goodbye to my in-laws in tears. Didn't cry again after getting through to departures

• Our leaving party
• Separate goodbyes to grandparents, sister and so on
• Saying goodbye to my mum and her DH before leaving for airport.

Once we got to the airport I was excited and once on the plane it was like a switch flipped; there was no sadness only a sense of adventure, excitement and optimism.

me too PP....I am all for the family making a decision together, but resting it on the fact that she couldn't swim, then struggled in the sea, didn't see the dolphins she so loved and had found out her mum and dad were actually divorced and didn't plan to remarry......then telling her at the end that they might consider it if she agreed to go to Oz..mmmm sounds like grounds to me! LOL! Ems x

She was a nice enough kid and the family were nice but the little girl panicked when she went on a dolphin trip and the presenter said that 'her dream was in tatters' - OMG

Her parents chose Australia and the little girl chose the UK. The mother by her own description was a 'home bird' and I do felt that some of the family at home laid on a guilt trip when they did the message.

But I do think that they have laid too much responsibility on the little girl, giving her the power to decided the future.

Or of course it probably is the way in which it was presented and edited, you know what these shows are like.

Definately saying farewell to my parents, sisters and close aunt still get emotional just thinking about it. C x

Was that a "Wanted Down Under Revisited"?

I remember last year a little girl wanted to swim with dolphins then when she did it, she was frightened. It seemed to change the family's whole outlook on Australia

IMO - I'd just keep her out of the water!

When do you go PP?

Lynn xx

I was very dispassionate really.

Serious answer - walking past security at Machester Airport down a corridor with my mum turning away cos she couldn't deal with it and Sam's mum following us into a restricted zone as she couldn't let us go.

Even more seriously, telling Sam a couple of times I would agree to go if she gave me a BJ but she refused and realising I would agree to it anyway without getting the BJ.

We fly out first week in March.

Im just revving myself up to do some work, got to finish packing, do customs forms and prepare stuff for rental inspection tomorrow. They havent given us chance to clean and sort things, the landlord is going to fight us for the deposit - hes never given one back yet and is horrified at Mr PPs proposal of how things will be done.

I never thought we would do it Worzel, everything was against us - totally uphill struggle.

Now I feel so unsettled, boxes everywhere, work being crap at the moment, I have to sort it all myself due to the hours Mr PP is doing at work.

I cant wait for the night before when we move to the hotel, Mr PP has bought some champagne and we are going to have a dirty night at Heathrow and book some porn.

Not there yet, but I think leaving this house will be the hardest bit, it was all of ours first home, we have spent 8 yrs here, had 3 gorgeous children, 1 wedding, 3 christenings....having said that we are busting at the seams anyway and would be selling the house with or without Oz.

I cant imagine it being emotional leaving my family - for all the time I see them anyway:curse: I thnk Dh will be more emotional leaving his Mum and she doesnt even live in England...I dont plan to have anyone take us to the airport though so perhaps im not that brave.