Andy and I are both in our mid 40's, and were married in 1990, (19 years).
For some time now we have been planning on changing our lifestyle, thinking that we would like to try Australia.

So after a fabulous holiday there with our dear friends, Gary and Karen, we were waiting at Brisbane airport with very long faces and quite sad at the prospect of leaving Australia. We had the most amazing holiday and it was not over just because we had left Australia but we were sad to leave. When we arrived back in England I looked on the internet for visa agents and started talking to them about how to go about getting a visa and before we knew it we had taken the first steps (and written the first of many cheques!!) toward a permanent residency visa.

During the 12 month process, in November last year Andy became ill and for a short while we thought our plans would be in jeopardy, but at the same time feeling more determined that we should follow our dream and part of that dream was to take a year off work, explore Australia, take a breath and smell the coffee and eventually find somewhere nice to live, oh and I suppose find another job!

So this year on November 7th, a year to the day that Andy had his heart attack, we jet off to Singapore and then onwards to Brisbane. Our intention is to rent somewhere on the Sunshine Coast for a month or so while we find our feet, sort out some paperwork, buy a 4X4 and get ourselves kitted out properly to drive around Australia.

We have a rough idea about what we want to do and where we want to go, but until we get there we have no idea about what lies ahead of us and where the road will take us, except that we have a big adventure and we are ready to take that challenge.

Best Wishes
Caroline

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