Saturday, June 21, 2008

We've landed in Australia!

Well, we are here in beautiful Cairns, AUSTRALIA! We are so thankful for all the prayers and support... we were blessed with a really good flight here! I was amazed that the boys did so well, and that we made all of our connecting flights (a few were pretty tight) and now, 36 hours after leaving Hamilton, we have arrived safely! Noah learned the joy of stickers and colouring - I was amazed to learn that he actually can sit down in one spot for more than 5 minutes, he also learned exactly how to run (with me chasing behind!) the entire circuit on a 747 plane! Lucas was fabulous, he slept a lot, and was pretty happy if I kept him full of food! He also charmed all the people around him, even smiling until the bitter end! We are definately exhausted and I still can't quite figure out the whole time change thing, (it is about 1:00 Sunday afternoon now, but about midnight Sat night Ontario time) - crazy! As I'm writing this post, all 3 boys are crashed out in our little budget apartment, I wonder what time we will wake up tonight?!

Our plan is to recoup from the flight (and enjoy the beauty of Cairns) until Thursday, then fly out really early Friday morning to PNG!

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

How exciting! I am so glad the trip has gone well so far. Enjoy Australia! - Jen Burgess

Randy & Karen said...

Hey Guys,
Glad to hear that you landed and everything went smoothly. Enjoy Aussie land! Thanks so much for your house, we are thoroughly enjoying it!
r&k <><

Joanna said...

So glad you made it safe and sound! Enjoy Australia! Keep us posted!! and give Noah an extra hug from Heidi! :)

love Ry and Jo and girls

Anonymous said...

That's awesome that you made it! Glad to hear the flight went well! I remember watching a video at 4:00 in the morning because the kids were up but we still wanted to sleep! All the best in Australia - hope you take it all in! God bless!

The Visser's said...

Thank-you so much for giving us an update.We are so excited that you have made it so far. You are in our thoughts and prayers. Have a wonderful time in Australia.