Really Soon....!

We are busily packing so we can be ready for the container to be loaded; it is arriving in 5 days, Dec. 13th.  It will be picked up the following Tuesday morning.  We are paying extra so we have plenty of time to load.  We have heard too many horror stories of people trying to load their container too quickly and loosing half their stuff to breakage.  John will take extra care in making sure our stuff arrives in the best condition possible after an ocean voyage. 

We are getting a 40 foot shipping container that will also hold our car.  It will go by train to New York and then onto a container ship.  It will take 4 to 6 weeks to arrive in Costa Rica.  Then everything other than the car will be loaded into a truck and brought to us in the mountains.  In the meantime, we will be camping here in the Michigan house for 4 weeks and likely another 2 weeks at the rental house in Serenity.  It will take an extra 10 days to 2 weeks for our car to be released from the officials; they will inspect & plate it and get it ready for our pick up. 

We had closing yesterday on our house, now we are renters.  YIKS!  $2,400.00 to stay here for 38 days!  John can't leave work yet as he is the only engineer designing and constructing a new machine.  But our flights are booked for Jan. 13th, and then he will have to hand it off to another guy whether done or not.

We have to number everything along with an inventory list so Costa Rica can calculate our import taxes.  You might be wondering if it is worth it to ship your goods in addition to paying import taxes.  Yes, we have been told it is worth it.  Not only do you have the emotional attachment to your stuff (that makes you feel more at home in your new house) but you probably can't get the quality items you can in the States to re-purchase everything. 

I am looking forward to sharing pictures of loading our container with you.  Check back next week.
Adios!