We're good to go...

"We're good to go" - those wonderful words in an email from our freight forwarder yesterday. Ahhh the relief!

After all the shamozzle of Tuesday evening/Wednesday morning with the "hazardous goods", it's now been decided that we can keep the fire extinguisher and brake fluid in the car afterall. That's a good outcome.

"Our ship" was docked at Melbourne yesterday and this morning, and according to the Port of Melbourne website is not listed as currently being docked there - the list is updated hourly. So I suppose this means it's on track to arrive in Port Botany soon. Fingers crossed it leaves relatively on time next week with our car aboard!

There's a website we can go on to track the whereabouts of the ship via GPS and it's been really cool following it these past couple of days. That's how we knew it was in Melbourne.

We also have a seal number for our container, so I assume that means the car has been packed! Safe and sound all tucked away, not to see daylight for about 4-6 weeks by the time customs is done over there. I guess this is why the lead time on goods from overseas is often 6-8 weeks.

This has been an exhausting and at times, frustrating, process but I've learned so much from going through this, and there's still more to come when we go through customs in Vladivostok. And also not to forget we've got to do all of this in reverse to get the car home! I'll certainly be better equipped with knowledge for the journey back. I also think for the return journey we'll try and find a company that has a more holistic approach that will do more of the coordination for us.

Now we just sit back and wait for the invoice...yikes!