It took days to go through our things!

There are restrictions on what is allowed into Australia, and we needed an inventory for Australian customs so down came the boxes and a sorting took place..

No dried flowers, no herbs, no untreated wood, no foodstuffs (including the beautiful multicolored jar of dried beans), no dirt on pots or shoes (it took two hours to scrub the shoes clean), and no junk (that was our rule).

And then finally, the container arrived.

It was bigger than we thought.

Probably didn't need to get rid of as much stuff as we did... ah well.

After two hours of loading, the job was done, the container sealed (with a plastic, numbered seal), and off it went.

From Belfast it goes directly to Antwerp, and from Antwerp straight to Fremantle, Western Australia.

We then have to go and sign for the goods, along with an exact copy of the shipping document, and they will deliver it to our home in Fremantle. We'll give you an update when it reaches the other side...

And finally, Stewart gets his garage back.

Stewart & Carol,

Thanks for storing our things for all this time, I don't know what we would have done if it had not been for you.