We aren't roughing it completely, but still living on limited 'luxuries' since the move. One computer on the net that we all share, no guitars. Only 8 changes of clothes. Most of the furnishings here likely came from garage sales or St. Vincent de Paul. It's pointless to buy anything but bare essentials since we already own plenty of stuff; it's just a matter of camping out until it arrives. 

It isn't horrible, but could be a bit more convenient. The container with all of our stuff isn't set to arrive for another week or two. In fact we were told that it was scheduled to hit Sydney last week, but it turns out that the date given was for a change of ships in Singapore. Another week to Sydney and then another week to clear customs.

Oh well, at least our belongings made it to this side of the world. I'm assuming this - as we haven't been told otherwise.

Made an offer on a nice house in Robertson about 4 kilometers up the road. It's going to be another year or so before our house on the lake is finished - and we're currently in a little 1850's 2-bedroom cottage. You can see right through the planks on the floor. Since winter is almost here, that means it's going to be expensive to stay warm. If we buy a place for the interim, we can always turn around and use it as a rental later.

The Corrola is here, which will be my car, but the other family car (a Toyota Prada) isn't scheduled to land for another week or two. Heck, it might even be on the same ship as our furniture. [snicker...]

The job search is tough. As I surmised, most of the software jobs are in the big city. Oh well, it just means a nasty commute is highly likely. Whatever. But I've got to get a few hundred more resumes (known as Curriculum Vitae here) in circulation. Only got one call so far and it was for a pretty weak job in the city. If I've got to commute, I'm not doing it for a menial job paying entry-level wages.

On the bright side, found a home-brew store in Moss Vale. With good beer running close to $20 a six pack, I'll be a customer there the moment my brew pots arrive. And it turns out that moonshine is legal here. You can buy a still at the home-brew shop and buy books with vodka and scotch recipes. Even though I haven't consumed such products in quite some time, it's still rather intriguing. I have fond memories of some tasty Kentucky moonshine that I'd love to re-create. In the U.S., creating moonshine is a serious offense.