Right, the time has come, the trip has started. But hey, something isn’t quite right in this picture. As this blog is being typed, Annemiek is lounging at some tropical pool side in Singapore, while Huub is in Holland. Then again, he did have to return a company Boeing 777 to Amsterdam before his vacation could start. But fear not, he will board a flight to his beloved tonight so this highly undesirable situation will be remedied shortly.
Many of you will have read our latest news letter and therefore know we were seen off by many friends and family last weekend. What most people do not know is that we had a bit of a “moment” last Monday. Right at the last minute our planned courier decided to refuse our flight case with our gear, citing customs complications as reason. Too bad they didn’t mention it before hand in any of the three telephone conversations we had earlier.
Anyway, there we were with 80Kg of freight and no way to get it to Australia. Armed with a cell phone and one telephone number, your Criss CrOz team had a new transport lined up inside 20 minutes. And not just any old company either. After being referred from one company to the other for a few time, we ended up talking to Rene from Remiro Freight Services. Turns out these guys are specialized in the logistical nightmares that are called expeditions and non-standard freight. Perfect! Within 2 hours everything was delivered, processed, payed and sorted. Really, there is no way you can imagine our relief!
So, as stated above, Huub will fly back to Singapore tonight so the team will be complete again. They will be recuperating with their friends Pete and Jana for a few days, after which they will travel to Darwin. There they will undoubtedly be confronted with new and exciting challenges in the field of customs regulations…
To be continued!
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