Tuesday, 2 April 2013

Well, I'll just go hug a koala...

I'm here!!  Sunny Brisbane look out!! LOL  The flight is looong (oooh sounds like a Hollies' song) but it's not too bad if you fly business class.  I was lucky to fly BA to Singapore and then Quantas from there to Brisbane.  Managed to sleep about 4 hours on the first leg of 14 and half hours
and 3 or so on the second leg which was 7 and half hours.  Quantas even give you a quilted mattress and quilt cover to sleep and a pair of pyjamas with a kangeroo on the front to sleep in!! (I kept the pj's because the stewardess said she uses them for lounging around her apartment and I figured nobody else would want them afterwards... I would have kept the quilt too if I thought for a second it wouldn't have been missed ;) ). The seats are a pod and you can lie down flat as though you were on a bed... a definite bonus.

Now, many readers of this blog will know that I have done my share of travelling but jetlag is not something I have ever really suffered from before... true jetlag, where you poor body and mind have not a cookin clue what has happened to it... it has taken me a week... an entire week to get my body clock back to some sort of normality... not waking up at 4 a.m. starving because it is dinner time in the UK.... not finding your brain going numb with tiredness in the middle of the afternoon because it thinks it should be asleep in bed.

And the cats, they are now safely in the quarantine cattery in Sydney and doing their 30 days before they can come home to be with me again.  They didn't fly business class, they were in the hold with only water to drink for 27 hours and to say I was anxious about them would be an understatement. They were fine though and the cattery have given Pandy an igloo to hide in and Tom-Tom has his own carer who spends time with him petting and smoothing while he investigates his new surroundings. That sounds like they are separated, and they aren't, its just that Pandy won't let anyone near her so only Tom-Tom gets the smooths.
This is the cattery, they have a ground floor, a sleeping first floor and then a little turret at the top for looking out at the world!! ;)
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14 comments:

  1. Annie2 April 2013 at 07:32

    Hi Annette,
    So glad to see you are settling down to 'down under' routine. Hope you find your new house soon to put all you new furniture in :-)
    Hugs,
    A x

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  2. Helen2 April 2013 at 07:52

    so glad you and the cats have arrived and are settling in, adjusting to your new surroundings - hope that you've kicked the jetlag properly now!! we await the unpacking of your craft room with interest....!!!

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  3. misteejay2 April 2013 at 07:55

    Glad to hear you have arrived safely Annette and that the furry-ones will soon be with you.

    I'm sitting here with 'warmth envy' as the view from my window at the moment is very heavy frost (I suppose I should be glad it's not the snow that was promised).

    Toni xx

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  4. aylanasafyne2 April 2013 at 08:08

    I am so happy to hear you arrived safely in Australia. I love the picture of you & the Koala. I am very jealous. I am glad the babies are ok. You are so strong. I would be freaking out if my girls could not be with me for thirty days. Can't wait to hear about all your adventures in Australia.

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  5. Julia Dunnit2 April 2013 at 09:18

    Glad you're acclimatising now, it's amazing isnt it, the old jet lag...that middle of the afternoon crash and feeling sicky..ugh. The old first class looks great, we have some experiences in common, but not that one! Enjoy..this is one posting that Im definitely living vicariously!!

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  6. hotpotato2 April 2013 at 09:32

    glad you arrived ok....pleased send us some of your warmer weather!

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  7. Belinda Basson2 April 2013 at 13:15

    I was wondering how you were getting on down under...Glad you have recovered and that the fury kids are doing ok. When does all your stuff arrive?

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  8. Bleubeard and Elizabeth2 April 2013 at 15:14

    I've never been outside the US, but experienced jet lag one year when I was traveling back and forth between New Jersey, California, and Nebraska. I agree. I didn't know what day it was or even if it was day or night. I can empathize.

    That bed pod definitely looks comfy. I'm impressed. I've heard Quantas has the best flying record world wide, so maybe it's because everyone is so relaxed (grin).

    Poor Pandy. I really feel for her. I suspect you are allowed to see them, though, and that should help. At least we now know you and your "babies" made it safely to Oz. Aren't you glad this is the last one?

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  9. Twiglet2 April 2013 at 19:25

    Lovely to know all is well down under - lol - sounds a bit cheeky!! Hope you soon get settled and enjoy that sunshine. x Jo

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  10. Angie5 April 2013 at 09:07

    Wow you travel in style ...I am a little envious of the Koala hug. xx

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  11. Elly5 April 2013 at 23:58

    I was curious waiting for this post. Needless to say that your traveling storys are more fascinating than any book. Glad to see you arrived. (:o)

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  12. Dan11 April 2013 at 05:38

    Such a cute pic of you with the koala Annette :) Was that taken at the Lone Pine koala sanctuary in Brisbane? I was there last year, a lot of fun wandering through a field of kangaroos, petting and feeding them. I'm sure you'll have a great time while you're there!

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  13. Virginia11 April 2013 at 15:07

    Oh I was wondering how you were doing, jetlag sounds awful, the plane 'bed' looks better than the usual 2cm of leg room that we get on our flights and I love love love the photo of you with the Koala!

    Hugs

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  14. Anonymous12 June 2013 at 18:54

    Wow I missed all this! You are down under already!!

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