Binarynomad

Brian Huddleston & Kristen Spinola
1/88 High Street
Southport, QLD 4215
Australia

(the 1 is the unit number)

We finally got it! Yesterday, within about 1h period, we got a call from both the rental agency and from the car rental place. The rental agency was ready for us to fill out the final paperwork and pick up the keys.

The car place was ready for us to check one of our options.We first checked out the car, automatic with air (88 Toyoda Corolla), I bit banged up, but they would first process it through their shop and then give us full coverage for 3 months, including registration, all for $1700. We liked the deal, they still needed a day or two to get it sellable. (we got another call today with a second possible option that will be ready for inspection on Friday, which is great, I’d rather have at least one or two options).

We then headed over to the Rental agency, filled out all the forms, signed here, and here , and there, over here, and…etc. Grabbed the keys, and went straight to the store, and purchased ($179 AUD) of stuff, drove home unloaded, then grabbed a kebab before heading over to the hostel and emptying our room. WE ARE DONE!

We got to sleep in our own beds and wash in our own showers (and not have to lug our stuff back to the bedroom), it was so nice. The only problem was breakfast, we had bread, peanut butter, jam, cerial, milk, cheese, BUT…. no knives, no plates, no bowls, no spoons, UGH! So that ment another shopping spree this morning for another ($179 AUD) worth of stuff. We are finding that generic brands are our friends.

One thing to warn the visitors about, we are next to a major street, you hear the traffic, you don’t have to see it (bunches of bushes) but it is there. I’m slowly getting used to it.

Today I had the power transfered to my name and asked to have a phone setup so we can get DSL, unfortunately we discovered that it can take 21 days to provision broadband (AAARRRRGGGHHH!!!)

We went shopping at the Slavo (Salvation Army) again and got a toaster, phone, desk (which I have to wait for delivery today), hopefully after getting our car and clothes washer tomorrow we will be completly done! Then it is just school and play.

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