We have settled in nicely now – 3 weeks down the line and we want to start settling into ‘real life’ now. It is very strange not going to work every day and there is not much of a routine to life, which can make it difficult for Abi and then for us. She has been so patient hanging around with us all day – doing mostly boring things – we can’t ask for more from her really.
We are loving Brisbane and Australia so far – but as I say, its more like a holiday and hopefully we can get into some regular things soon. I have seen a swim school nearby and want to get Abi swimming as soon as possible – she is doing really well in the pool, but Guy and I don’t really have the skills to get her swimming on her own and I am sure she could do it really quickly. She loves the water and will easily spend hours in the pool. The sun is very fierce here so we have to limit the swimming time and utilise the shade, sun-cream , hats and t-shirt etc!
We have bought a car – a Hyundai Sante Fe – we will pick it up on Thursday afternoon – so really looking forward to that. We have been using a loan car from the dealer since last week, which is good on the wallet.
We have spend most of the last few days driving around suburbs looking for areas that we like. We will look to renting a house from the beginning of January where we thing we want to live long term – to try it out as a place to live. I normally pack a sandwich lunch for us and we stop at a local park when Abi gets hungry – or sees some slides and swings she wants to play on. One of the areas that we quite liked has a lovely village shopping centre – and at the local butcher, lo and behold – boereworse – and other SA goods too – I asked what the South African connection was and they said that it was just the market – so many South Africans living in the area...mmmm
We had a great weekend (well every day is like a weekend at the moment – but you know what I mean). On Saturday we were taken to the “West End” for breakfast and we had a lovely meal with friends of ours. It is a quaint part of Brisbane with lots of unique places to have breakfast – quite a buzzy place. Then we went to a lovely park (another one!) and played with Abi for a while before heading home. On Sunday we went into the city and went to the “Eagle Street Market” – which was very nice and fun to walk around for an hour or so.
Tonight we were invited next door for dinner. We had such a lovely relaxed and informal evening with them as they are a South African family and made us feel so welcome and at home.
Not much news on the job front - market is quiet at the moment, but we are hopeful. I am seeing a recruitment agent tomorrow and we have a meeting with another one on Thursday.
Weather is still fabulous and it should be 30 on Saturday and Sunday. What a life.
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