We have arrived!!

As we are now in NL I will update the blog in English [counting on the fact that most Dutchies will be able to read this as well]

The journey was OK! I mean as much ok as it can be because it is just a very long flight and that's never fun. We got to the airport on time with very little stress and have to thank John's mum for this as she came in early to look after Luca while we did the last of our packing. It was the very last of our packing though because for once we were very organised. Sydney to Hong Kong was a breeze. We had the whole front row to ourselves, 4 chairs and a basinet for Luca, what a joy. Luca was great, went for a couple of walks up and down the plane and made lots of friends on the way. She slept for a good 4 hours of the 9 hour trip. Hong Kong to Amsterdam proved to be a little more challenging, with people rolling their eyes as we took our seats. This time it was all a bit more cramped. Luca and John managed to get sleep, Luca I think about 6 hours of a close to 13 hour flight. I dosed off twice but that was it for me. A bit too anxious and excited I guess.

Luca handeld the flight realy well, just like any other toddler, or maybe even better as she was very settled and kept herself occupied with her toys and other people. All this worry for nothing:-)

At the airport we were picked up by mum, dad and Jacco and my friend Natas [she just always seems to be there, when we come or go]. Then on our way to Nijkerk to settle in at mum and dad [oma and opa for Luca] As you can all imagine they have been all over her and Luca absolutely loves it. She also got to meet her uncle Jacco and the two of them seem to get along well. Luca was very excited to be in a new environment and did not want to go to sleep for a while. Then she crashed for a couple of hours. We woke her so she could meet Terry, our old neighbour from Amsterdam who dropped by. Great to see him! Luca managed to stay awake for a couple of hours, before going to bed at 6 pm NL time. She then slept for a good 10 hours ...................to wake up at 4 am............... pfffffff

Today we are going to take it easy, trying to get into a bit of a routine before the catching up starts. I'm happy and relieved that all went so well! Happy we did bite the bullet and booked those tickets.