brits1

Sorry I just saw the date of your departure (now I am feeling even more jelous) at the top of your thread!!! I woke up early with the neighbour screaching his car going to work.....5.15am!!!!!
A tired Jackie in an even far, far away land in Perth W.A

freezerman

Good luck and I hope it all turns out the way that you want it to.

Nu-Shooz

But don't some of us have to stay here.

Jerseygirl

God how I miss M&S chestnut stufing....

brits1

We where back for Christmas in Dec 06, our first vist home in 6 years and I bought my dad and my husband really "loud" jumpers and on Christmas day we all nipped to our local (gulp..was our local) just before Christmas Lunch with my Dad and Hubbie wearing their jumpers...and the pub was packed with people in like minded jumbers!!! it was just bliss....oh now do not get me started!!! homesick as it is!!!

Jackie in (I was going to say "Outer Mongolia" but that would be an insult to the Mongolians) never, never land...far, far away!!!

DebiE

Hi brits1

July 08 will soon come round...summer is almost here and before you know it, it will be your turn. We planned to go back then but because of problems (see prev posts) we are having to go back sooner. In a way I wish we could stay here a little longer just to have at least one Aussie Christmas and to say a proper goodbye. I guess things happen for a reason and it's our time to go now. We are leaving Australia with an open door...you never know once the kids have grown up we can travel back for long and lazy hols.

We're going back virtually penniless but at least OH has a transfer back with work. I feel really scared about going back but as I've said on another thread I'd rather face the music back in the UK than stay here being unhappy and constantly thinking about going back...at least we'll be living it and hopefully it won't be as bad as I think. I'm looking forward to my brain having a well earned rest.

We are paying $11K for a 40ft container (gulp). I don't know if there is any cheaper way of shipper belongings back. We are packing most of our belongings ourselves and the price still comes out the same. I have heard some people buy a container, but I haven't a clue for how much. I dread to think how much we have spend on shippers etc (maybe it would have been cheaper for us to have bought our own container). Still it's only money and you could say we have had a trip of a life time. How can you put a price on that!!

I feel very lucky to have had this experience and wouldn't swap it for anything.

Good luck with whatever you decide and enjoy the time you have left in Australia.

Best wishes
Debi

brits1

Cheers Debi,

I tell you waht you stay here for my last Christmas here in Aus and I will swop you your British Christmas!!!
Thanks for the advise about shipping...dear lord...is it cheaper just to sell what you can and buy over there......people did warn us it was more expensive shipping things back home but that is daylight robbery....say no more!!!!

I am sure you willl be fine and wondering why you bothered being stressed...I know I have aged.....my mind is always on the go (very different for me!!!) and going home is always there....from the min I wake up to going to sleep....I am of to check my Tue lottery tick now so "one win and I am out of here"!!! please beleive me when I say I have nothing against Aus....really don't.....just not for us....
Where are you locating to?

Good luck and I would love to be sat on that plane sipping my Baileys and ice. No regrets...only experience and a little wiser!!!
Jackie.....here....when I want to be there!!!

DebiE

[QUOTE=brits1;5332373]Where are you locating to? QUOTE]

We are moving back to Chichester after spending some quality time with my parents in Surrey and inlaws in Cornwall.

auspal

Your decision will have given you peace of mind DebiE, hope you have a brilliant time from now until you leave.

You have had a big adventure, made the most of it and now it is time to go home. (until the next time)

DebiE

Thanks Auspal

It certainly has given us peace of mind. It's still going to be sad to leave, but that's to be expected.

We've had some fun times over the last year and half and we'll never forget them.

This amazing journey has changed us all for the better and we'll never forget that. It has brought our family closer together and we know we can survive anything that life throws at us. We'll never take anything for granted again.

We will even take some of our lifestyle back with us and enjoy them in the UK...rain or shine.

brits1

Hi Auspal, been reading your quotes, when are you planning to return to home? and where in Aus are you living now....I have just walked my dog and counted if we went back in March 07 it would be in 6 months time.....I would rather be going before Christmas though that would make me feel a lot better...6 months sounds like a long stretch when I am in the mood I have been this past week....
Jackie in a windy and sunny but cold (ish) Perth

Nu-Shooz

Where are you heading to Debs???

Wish it were me.

Edit: just seen your other reply, Chichester.

Kath & Graham

[QUOTE=DebiE;5332386] Lovely place Chichester did the ten pound Sun holiday there a few times

Cornwall great place I was born there, miss Holywell Bay and even tho Newquay is a bit grotty enjoyed it there and Padstow!!!

Will be heading there with our caravan next year, promised myself and holiday back to our old haunts

auspal

Hi Jackie,

I understand how you are feeling, I think that once the decision has been made to move, then it is best to do it as quickly as possible.

I'm not actually planning to move, we live on the Gold Coast and did move back to Yorkshire after 7 years here, but then returned and headed for the Gold Coast. It is interesting to see others going through the same feelings and thoughts that I went through. We were trying to sell our house here at the time and interest rates had rocketed to around 17 per cent and were just not selling at all. I was feeling really down about things and went to see the doctor. He advised me to knock a few thousand off the price of the house and get a sale and go before it affected my health. We took his advice and it worked. We spent some enjoyable months over there before heading back and trying a new part of Australia, been on the Gold Coast for over 10 years now.

I am planning another trip back to the UK for a holiday though, we love going back. My sister and her hubbie love coming here. When we all retire we have a plan to do a house swap for a few months a year, they will come and stay in our house whilst we go and stay in theirs. We will have to choose our months carefully though

Having said that, you cant beat a good Christmas and New Year over there.

Try not to get too down about it, the weather will be warming up for you soon and will make you feel a lot better.

katesbackagain

Just what I was thinking!

My mum was talking about her home-made lemon meringue pie the other week. She'd gone nuts with the puddings and made that, and trifle, and all sorts of other goodies. My brother hadn't eaten any of them, so she had to throw them out. Wouldn't have had that problem if I was there!

Puddings here just aren't the same, and I can't even begin to replicate Mum's Sunday roast.