Well *cracks fingers*, needs must.

Hello! We are still very much alive and kicking, or alive at least. Summer is gone and by now the temperature has plummeted to a cold 17 degrees, so it’s practically Winter over here. It also has become clear to us that Australians are, in general, not at all familiar with the concept of double glazing and wall insulation. Thank god for reverse cycle air conditioning (still not sure where this name comes from, but it means that we don’t have to freeze to death).

The last couple of months revolved mainly around working, though we had a nice little break at the end of January when we visited New Zealand for Yvo’s visa validation trip. The suitcase, by the way, ended up arriving the next day, as it had missed the connecting flight in Sydney.

So what’s new with us? To be honest: not much! A few weeks ago we were informed that the owner of our house intends to sell it as soon as our lease is up, so we’ll probably have to start looking for another property coming spring, so that’s a bit of a bummer. At least it’s a good opportunity for us to make sure that South Australia is the place we want to be and whether or not we should move closer to Melbourne or even Sydney. Time will tell I guess.

This Thursday my sister and nephew will arrive from The Netherlands, likely making them the only ones of our friends and family to have seen our awesome home.

June will see us visiting The Netherlands, though we’ll take a small detour, as we try avoid long flights as much as possible. Our itinerary looks something like this:

5-6: Flight QF 81 from Adelaide (15:00) to Singapore (21:00)
6-6: Spend time and see sights in Singapore
7-6: Spend time and see sights in Singapore
8-6: Spend time and see sights in Singapore
9-6: Flight CX 736 from Singapore (10:00) to Hong Kong (14:05)
9-6: Flight CX 416 from Hong Kong (16:30) to Seoul (21:10)
10-6: Spend time and see sights in Seoul
11-6: Spend time and see sights in Seoul
12-6: Spend time and see sights in Seoul
13-6: Flight CX 421 from Seoul (09:30) to Taipei (11:00)
14-6: Spend time and see sights in Taipei
15-6: Spend time and see sights in Taipei
16-6: Spend time and see sights in Taipei
17-6: Flight CX 421 from Taipei (12:00) to Hong Kong (13.45)
18-6: Spend time and see sights in Hong Kong
19-6: Spend time and see sights in Hong Kong, leaving just after midnight
20-6: Flight CX 293 from Hong Kong (00:05) to Rome (07:10)
21-6: Spend time and see sights in Rome
22-6: Spend time and see sights in Rome
23-6: Spend time and see sights in Rome
24-6: Flight IB 3613 from Rome (12:15) to Madrid (14:50)
24-6: Flight IB 6772 from Madrid (15:45) to Barcelona (16:55)
25-6: Spend time and see sights in Barcelona
26-6: Spend time and see sights in Barcelona
27-6: Spend time and see sights in Barcelona
28-6: Flight BA 485 from Barcelona (13:05) to London (14:25)

We still have to book all hotels and the flights from London to Amsterdam and from Amsterdam back home, but this should at least give you an idea of what we’re doing in June.

I’m afraid that’s all from us for now, as we need to head out to Aldinga Beach to collect stuff we bought from the Dutch Store