GOLD COAST (Australia)
07 March - 11 March 2017
07 March - 11 March 2017
Arriving back 'home' felt good. I think what you miss when you're away are more of the small things, happenings in your daily life that you might take for granted, a way of speaking, a friendly smile, a typical joke, items in the supermarket. These aren't major concerns or elements that cause a nuisance when you're away, as they're always replaced with either something different or better, but something needs to be said for the substance of familiarity. Things that are familiar are safe. Not that I'm concerned about safety but being home gives you a level of comfort where you can feel safe.
Working from home? Gold Coast - Queensland - Australia
International Woman's Day - Gold Coast - Australia
A visit to Brisbane to see if the Gold Coast to Brisbane daily commute was a viable option.
Answer - NO
Brisbane - Queensland - Australia
The Gold Coast wasn't meant to be any sort of extension of our Arrival holiday, in fact, we had originally had it slated as the place where we would live. A decision that we originally made for reasons of weather and access to, well, everything cool. The issue with the Gold Coast, for the moment, is that it's not a mecca for jobs, and I didn't really consider us to be in the position where we could wait around for 6 months until something eventuated. It may however be our final destination in the future but that needs to remain on hold for a little while.
Arriving in Melbourne!
Welcome Home!!
We spent a few days on the Gold Coast before heading to our new home, Melbourne. During that time we caught up with Jay, who at that time was at the start of a journey that would take him to California. One going, and one coming back. Little did we both know that at this very time the next year both of us would be in the same cool position, excited and nervous expectant fathers.
And to kick-off the ARRIVAL HOME - here's a few photos from our first months in Melbourne
Elizabeth Street - Melbourne - Victoria - Australia
Melbourne - Victoria - Australia
First day of work with BAPL - a view out to the 'G'
Melbourne - Victoria - Australia
Our first rental - Garfield Street - Richmond - Victoria - Australia
Garfield Street - Richmond - Victoria - Australia
Garfield Street - Richmond - Victoria - Australia
Garfield Street - Richmond - Victoria - Australia
Our first car in Melbourne - the Ford Mustang Fastback EcoBoost
Good story - Inga & I rode up to the dealership on our bikes. Inga parked her pink bike at the front door. As we walked in the salesman looked as us, not quite sure what to make of two people turning up on bicycles.
20 minutes later he had a sale!
Garfield Street - Richmond - Melbourne - Victoria - Australia
Garfield Street - Richmond - Melbourne - Victoria - Australia
