I haven't seen the Perth ones, but I have seen them at St Kilda (Melbourne) and on Tassie in numerous places, my favourites being the ones on Bruny Island - you stand on steps and on a wooden walkway and watch them come up the beach, under the walkway, and into their burrows

Hi Sandra - am so delighted that things may be looking better for you - keeping my fingers and toes crossed for you

And me!! I've only been back from the UK for 2 days, and I am struggling to unpack my suitcase now! I keep finding other distractions like reading this forum, looking back over the 100's of photos we took in England and remembering where our real 'home' is. Struggling to understand why we have just endured a horrendous long haul flight to return to a place where I really don't want to be! How's it going Rachel?

Hmmm..... likewise! But when I told the lady who was 'in charge' that we hadn't seen any penguins, she seemed quite offended (now, there's a surprise!) and said "Well, did you expect to see any penguins?? We'd be worried if you did, madam, because they are all nesting at this time of the year" Oh, sorryeeeeeee. Pardon me for being so naive!! Any chance we could have our money back??!! No! I actually didn't say that - wouldn't dare!!!

Coward.lol

We have friends and rellies who have visited Penguin Island and they've all said the same.Not worth the trip or the money.Go to Perth Zoo, you stand a better chance of seeing Penguins there at least.

BTW, did it smell down in Shoalwater when you were there? We think it smells dreadful down there.

Hi all


Still not got a firm decision as to where we are going, although he has emailed the company in Gibraltar to see if the position is still available and if so what they are prepared to offer him, if it is a no no then we can rule that out,
I wish they would hurry up and respond.

Then we can look at the Cambridge option, and see what they have to offer.

Although he keeps backtracking saying maybe we should stay and get the Cit-ship and go after that as it will only be another year and at least we/the Kids can come back in the future, but that thought fills me with dread, I really don't know if I could do it.
He said if we just look at this as an adventure and we will defiantly be going home at the end of it.. then he changes his mind again and says sod it let's go.

So where am I, so confused, and scared.

I keep having these strange dreams, where I picture my mums face then it disappears and it wakes me up. what is that all about.
I wonder if it is because we don't have webcams etc and have not seen my mum since 14 feb 06 and I am missing her so much. Spooky and weird.

get webcams sorted out. when I was homesick when I lived somewhere else it really helped. I still wanted to leave but it helped me stick it out.

My Mum and dad are very old school they don't understand computers they can just about get their head around using the remote control,

My dad still goes to his bank same branch to do his banking, even though they moved over an hours drive away (because they know him) and he has never used a ATM machine, I even had to go to the machine to sort out his cards for the Chip & Pin.

Asking them to use a computer/Webcam is like asking them to cut off their arms.

Oh I see, my Dad was a bit like that until we moved overseas. He now has a mobile and sat nav in his car. He is like a born again bleedin christian now!!!

I wish I could get them to move into the real world, get some modern gagets ie: computer but they won't, they don't like flying, love England, love the English countryside etc holiday there twice a year and can see no reason for wanting to go elsewhere, so I have to respect them for that.

I speak to my Mum every 2 days and have done since I arrived here 12 months ago, but it is not the same, I miss just being around her.

and I hope you can get back to that soon Sandra.

Me too.

Thanks

The majority actually like the place and stay only a minority go home.

Hello Beryl/Peril..i didn't realise you were going back to the UK for a hol!!
Sounds like you had a great time
My good friends who emigrated here in OCT have just gone back to the UK for good. They realised they had made a big mistake. It has unsettled me even more now. We all got very close and now it's gone.
But we are going back to UK for Xmas anyway: then will be coming back to see where we really want to be.

Just the smart ones.