One is for 184 Barrabaroo Rd!

 

real estate aerial shot of farmland
We have moved in! Our mailing address is PO Box 5291, Cobargo, NSW, 2550. 
Our storage unit is empty
empty storage unit numbered 50

We rented a trailer and Betty White (the truck) towed it back and forth twice. That did it. There are now more things in the house
boxes in room

We have been putting furniture together (hunting down missing pieces), collapsing lots of boxes, killing several spiders, and meeting some of our neighbors. 
This spider had early residence and has not been killed but I think may now have migrated outside. Not super poisonous. Scott named her Gladys.
huntsman spider on ceiling above bathroom vanity

I have not been keeping up with the blog. Instead, I have been unpacking and cleaning things. 
Most of my effort the last couple of days has been on arranging and re-arranging kitchen supplies. Pretty happy with it but going shopping today so that may change my needs!
very white kitchen with island

Those two jars on the right are also my first attempt at doing something with the 100+ ripe tomatoes in our garden. Think canning is in our future but maybe not quite there yet. 
Keep finding big and small things to put on the shopping lists. Today was toothpicks, hot sauce and a grater. We also ordered a microwave, printer, vacuum and other fun toys that needed putting together and registration etc. Fun with more boxes!

We have also managed to get a mattress on the bed. This sounds simple but isn't. The house isn't in a delivery zone. Items that they say will come to the house either get returned to sender, go to the post office or go to the coop. The mattress went to the coop. We had the moving trailer so went to pick it up. While heavy, the box wasn't super big.
scott standing next to bed with long box on it

It comes under fairly high pressure. 
warning sign on wrapped object

Scott made fun of my incisions but I was just following the natural planes of the wrap with scissors (no blades)
compressed mattress on bed

I must have nicked a layer because it kept expanding as I was trying to remove the plastic. Finally, it gave that sound of a viscus (sorry non-vets) being opened and the gas being released. No one was harmed and it seems to have expanded. 
uncompressed mattress on bed

We also got the twin bed set up after finding the missing parts. This is the office/spare bed/TBD workspace. 

small room with chair, bed and stand

Still needs a bit of work
closet shelves full of boxes and scattered items

We went into town today to get some paperwork done and stopped for a short walk along the bay. Tide was in and so were the manta rays! In this picture he is moving parallel to the boardwalk, diamond shaped body in the center of the image, tail angled toward the bottom right corner. 
manta ray in water next to boardwalk

We have been socializing (in very small amounts). More to come! Frequently thinking of our Minnesota friends and family. Please stay safe. 



Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Arrival in the Land Down Under

Image
  view from Long Point St across the park to the inlet We are here! We landed in Moruya on Thursday Aug 14 , after leaving Seattle on Monday Aug 12. It was a 2 hour skip to LAX , a long jaunt to Sydney (crossing the international date line ), another 2 hour skip to Merimbula and then a super short hop to Moruya where Scott's Mum was waiting with the car.  I took the picture from just down the hill from the house where Scott's parents live along with his sister and her partner. Currently it is just the four of us as Kristy and Pete are white water rafting guides and away for now.  Our mailing address (although this would be a silly move) is 11 Long Point St, Potato Point, NSW, 2545, Australia This shire is south of Sydney, and on the coast (note the blue of the inlet above).  Map of Potato Point We had lots happening the past month and I will attempt to fill you in on that later! We left Matt is his new house in Roseville and spent a few days visiting Casey in Seat...
Read more

Our ship is coming in (slowly)

Image
  The Maersk Biscayne  (Panama flag) holds our container of goods. It is due into New Zealand about Sept 5 and then should make its way to Sydney, with any luck.  We loaded the trucks for the container on July 23 and then mostly moved into Matt's new house. His stuff was moved out the Saturday beforehand. After that it was goodwill runs, care corners drop offs and a dumpster bag! Habitat for Humanity now has our house and is fixing it up. They say it is ideal for a multigenerational family and love the welcoming neighborhood.  It may be a year before it is lived in again but hoping the new family finds it as good a home as we did! For those of you out of the loop, Matt moved to a smaller house a few blocks away. He has a 50s rambler with 3 bed, 1 bath and a large basement. No real dining room but a nice airy living room. Great neighbors and even closer to Culvers.  We helped do some minor fixing up while there. Please admire my kitchen cabinet work! The individ...
Read more

Potato Point

Image
  This is Potato Point from the view down the beach. There is a path winding up the hill at the far end of the beach. About three houses up the street is 11 Long Point St. Not bad! Whale watching /imagination occurs off the point and on either side of the point. More pics on that later.  Potato Point is somewhat of a weekend retreat. The internet definitely gets more sluggish on weekends with more users! There are now only about 3 vacant lots that I have identified but many houses are quiet during the week. Most have wallabies or kangaroos snoozing in them. There are still a couple of houses for sale if interested; unfortunately the third just got marked "sold".  The house is set up well for a shared home. Kitchen in the middle with two beds and one bathroom on either side. Each side also has a living space. While the living spaces and kitchen are open floor plan, it still feels divided. There is a "fenced" off backyard (no 'roos) with lots of flowers, herbs and...
Read more