> Hi Lou,
>
> Glad you are all home safely and had a good time. I think it is a good
> thing that you have obviously looked at the worst aspects of Adelaide
> really. It is very easy to fall in love with somewhere in the glorious
> summer sun when you are sitting on the beach and going to Barbie's
> every day. It is good to still be happy with your choice after a
> "middle of winter" visit. As I said to Niki when she first arrived it
> is the opportunities Adelaide gives you, the large house the good
> private schools and two new cars, you could not afford to have these
> things in UK without breaking your neck and doing two jobs each. They
> have a good life, a nice house (5 beds in Belaire), two 4 x 4 both
> under a year old and the kids go to private school, Niki works 30
> hours and Lar has a great job travelling around Oz. There are down
> sides and it is not as cheap to do a weekly shop as people think
> (about the same as UK) but they are happy with their lot. Niki and Lar
> wanted to move to Brisbane, visa options did not allow this and
> although they had never considered Adelaide and did not visit it
> during their reccie trip they are happy now.
>
> I think it is healthy to be aware that there are down sides to Oz and
> it is not Utopia but nowhere is and as long as the overall living
> standards are better and it allows you to live well and benefit from
> family time then these things out way the small things that you dont
> like. Most of all our kids benefit, they get things out of Oz that you
> just dont get in UK and that is a great outlook on life, sport for
> kids in Adelaide is fantastic and Niki's girls are never in.
>
> I am glad that you are back and now have even more of a real goal to
> aim for.
>
> Cheryl
Thanks Cheryl
It was nice to chat to Niki and I'm sorry we didn't manage to call
round. We never seemed to stop!!!!!
I think we'll be aiming for a little less than Niki has - we want little
or no mortgage and for me not to HAVE to work. I'm not saying I won't
work but I may retrain to have a career that fits in around school. But,
we'll be happy with 4 beds and 2 slightly older cars if we have more
spare cash to go on family holidays etc.
We're so glad we saw Adelaide at its worst. I forgot to mention that I
did look around one primary school and talked to the vice principle and
was very impressed with their attitude towards the kids and the
facilities.
I'm just hope all this talk of 9 months processing is not going to
happen. Mind you when my rellies went 16 years ago it took them 3 years
to get their visa!!!
Lou
xx
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