skippy Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 it's still p*****g down. After a couple of days of sunshine and 20 deg, it's now back to showers and cool, so our weather is 2 forward and 3 back at the moment. Not to worry as Spring is just around the corner, just not sure which corner yet. :biglaugh: I hope things start falling into place for you soon Jean. :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RVN Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Hi guys..I know how you feel Jean. GB is not allowing the sun to shine here at all is it. So sick of this rain, sick of waiting for our visa. We have passed our medicals..hurrah...!! and am hoping the visa really will come any day now...fingers crossed. So hopefully we shall be in the illawarra by next April...if a miracle happens before then that would be great...and we can then be there sooner... I dont know about you Jean..but Im fed up..and Ive stopped watching "Wanted Down Under" on BBC2 as it brings out the green eyed monster in me....:skeptical:.. oh well tomorrows another day...:smile: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skippy Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Not to worry, your day will come, I thought my blood must have thinned out as I've felt the cold more this year than in the last 38 years, but the news tonight confirmed my suspicions, we have just had our coldest August in 64 years, I wonder what happened to global warming ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest OldiesRUs Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 just had our coldest August in 64 years, I wonder what happened to global warming So have we! Gobal warming is very wet here. RVN, yes it is all so frustrating, even more so because we have passed all the requirements and are just waiting for the request for our final payment so the visa can be issued...........but with the CPVs, the byword at the moment is 'backlog'. We are so close, but still so far away. Just to make it all the more worrying, there is now talk that they are going to run out of 08/09 CP visas by the end of September!!!! You can only keep the faith for so long. Jean:wubclub: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RachelS Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 Hi Skippy - sorry for the long delay in replying - only just back online after nearly 4 weeks! The boys are loving their new playgrounds - I've been taking them to the Croome Regional Stadium too (there's a small off leash area there). We took them a bit further down the coast at the weekend - down to Culburra. We took them on an on leash beach but there was no-one else around so we let them off for a swim & a good run - they loved it! Unfortunately, our springer has dominancy issues & other dogs find it rude when he tries to grab the scruff of their necks & mount them so I'm trying to keep him away from other dogs for now - I really need to get him socialising with others in a controlled environment though so if anyone wants to volunteer their pooches for weekend playdates I'd be grateful. OH is just getting very annoyed with him as he wasn't as bad in the UK - I think a month away from us has made him lose a few manners & control. Time & patience will help, but he used to be around dogs much more in the UK so I don't think it's helping him by not mingling. Anyway, I'd better get off to work - I found a job within 3 weeks of moving here Skippy (& had to choose from 2) so there are some jobs out there! Rachel & Bernie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RVN Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 WHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO .. recieved an email this morning..VISA GRANTED!!!!! YYYYYIIIIIPPPPPPPPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE......not sure what happens now though..???? do we get a little sticker to put in our passports or what???? illawarra here we come....sooo excited......:jiggy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skippy Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Congratulations to you both Helen, the interest rate has gone down a bit & we've had a couple of perfect days, 20 deg & glorious, but the rain came back this morning, it was so heavy that it woke me up. I can smell the cake cooking already, but settle in first eh. :biglaugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skippy Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 if anyone wants to volunteer their pooches for weekend playdates I'd be grateful. If it tried that with our dog Rachel, she would eat him, ha ha, she's not a common bitch. they say dogs mirror their owners, so I would be a bit apprehensive about meeting Bernie. :biglaugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest OldiesRUs Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Congratulations RVN!!!! Very, very happy for you - and maybe just a tad jealous. I think you need to send your passports and the letter to Australia House to get the little yellow sticker put in, but that is only what I have gleaned from other posts on PIO. Oh, well, back to waiting. Jean:wubclub: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hannahf Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 We are on our way - yippee! My OH flew out to Sydney on saturday for his interview in Moss Vale and phoned earlier to say he has been offered the job! We are so excited. The MD's wife is spending the day tomorrow driving him around the area to have a look at where we could live and thanks to all the advice from this thread they are heading to kiama, shellharbour and albion park. Please keep the thread going, Skippy any chance of any more pics? Need to show my parents just how fantastic it is and how good it will be for the grandchildren. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest OldiesRUs Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Lucky you! You will fall in love with Kiama, it's just the best. Not the cheapest for housing though. Jean:wubclub: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hannahf Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Thanks. We will be keeping our house on in England due to the current market and renting it out so will be renting when we move, spent most of the evening looking at what we could afford and think we will be ok - our daughter is only one so we are going to be looking for a two bed - some of the apartments with sea views look gorgeous! Who needs a garden when you have the beach! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skippy Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Skippy any chance of any more pics? Need to show my parents just how fantastic it is and how good it will be for the grandchildren. hannah, hopefully your hubby will be able to explain the area and take some pics whilst he is here, the farthest point in this area from the beaches is 20 mins, so it's all sand, surf & beautiful countryside wherever you go. I love this area, as do most of the people on this thread that have been or that have made this place home over the last year or so, it is a wonderful environment for kids, families, but then again I'm bias. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RVN Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 hi ya skippy... heres a daft question...does the shellharbour council ( is that the correct one?) have any funny rules or curfews when it comes to keeping cats. Only Im deciding whether or not to bring Beavis our cat out with us.. Cheers hun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skippy Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 hi ya skippy...does the shellharbour council ( is that the correct one?) have any funny rules or curfews when it comes to keeping cats. Helen, the 3 councils in this area are Wollongong, Shellharbour & Kiama, there are NO rules or curfews that I know of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skippy Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 hannah, this is Shellharbour north beach with Blackbutt forest in the background. This is the little harbour in Shellharbour Village. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skippy Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 South of the harbour is a pool and picnic shelters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skippy Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Another view of the harbour, Picnic facilities at The Shallows, which is at the end of Shellharbor south beach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skippy Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Shellharbour south beach, you can just see the roofs on the picnic shelters on the left. The grassed area is also used as a dog exercise area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skippy Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 When you need a break from the Illawarra, jump in the car & you could be here in 90 mins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RVN Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 thanks skippy..Beavis will be pleased!! hes an old git so he wouldnt venture too far anyway.. as for the photos...fabulous..can't help noticing...the blue sky and the clean streets...and thats your winter!!!....still looks good to me....how exciting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skippy Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 thanks skippy, can't help noticing...the blue sky and the clean streets...and thats your winter!!!....still looks good to me....how exciting... It's our Spring now RVN, it started on the 1st of September, so the days are starting to get a bit warmer, HOORAY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hannahf Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Thanks Skippy for the photos, can't wait to get there now. My hubby is on his way back now so I looking forward to seeing all his video footage. I am sure I will have more questions about the area once it has all sunk it. Hope you are enjoying the warmer weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RachelS Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Cheers for the photo's Skippy - even though I've been to the dog exercise area lots of times I've never seen the actual harbour in Shellharbour - it looks lovely! We've always thought Shellharbour village seems a bit busy (the main street anyway) as there always seem to be a lot of kids/tweens/teenagers around so we don't stop for long - I suppose we prefer the dog end! We've been in nearby Kiama then Blackbutt for two & a half months now & if that's as 'bad' as winter gets then we're definitely going to love it here (no more wet muddy dogs - sand is much cleaner!) Rach & Bernie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skippy Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 If that's as 'bad' as winter gets then we're definitely going to love it here. You're going to love it then, last month was the coldest in 64 years Rachel, we sat at the harbour with a take away coffee yesterday arvo after walking the dog, it was perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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