We made it to Australia & we have the van back!

We arrived in Australia last week and we've been busily trying to clear Miranda after she arrived on Thursday. We were told that the process of clearing a vehicle without a broker would be very complicated. After deciding to give it a go ourselves we found that the rigmarole certainly lived up to its reputation. However, we are very excited and happy to say that we now have Miranda back in our possession.

After spending the morning at the Quarantine Approved Premises we spent the rest of the day registering and insuring Miranda. Driving away at the end of the day and making our way onto Australian roads towards Brisbane felt surreal. To put it into perspective, I guess the experience made us feel like B. A. Baracus from the A-Team after he had been drugged, taken onboard a plane and woken up in a foreign country.

I owe a huge amount of thanks to One Dollar; Double Zero, Chrissy and everyone at Blackhawk garage for helping me to clean and prepare Miranda so thoroughly in preparation for Australian Customs. Without which the process today would not have been so straight forward, so thank you very much.

Part two of our journey will start tomorrow. Wayyyhay hay!