Well we couldn't just leave our babies in Perth, so arranged for them to join us in Japan. They arrived two days after we did because they had to come on a direct flight from Perth to Japan to avoid a long quarantine period.
We picked up the cats from the airport on the same day that we moved into our rental place. It wasn't and easy task by any means. Firstly we don't have a car and the airport is about 2 hours drive away or 1 hour on the train, but we can't bring the cats on the train. Fortunately our friend offered to help us as long as we paid the road tolls. It cost over $70 AUD in tolls just to get there. Then we spent two hours chasing rubber stamps from the Cargo Company, Customs and Quarantine all around a massive freight terminal with fork lifts wizzing around everywhere. However they didn't have to spend any time in Quarantine in Japan, since Japan trusts Australia's good Quarantine laws. So it has been a huge blessing to have the cats with us. We're sure we'd get a lot more homesick if we hadn't brought them.
The cats have also been a blessing to others when they come and visit our house and people can spend time with them.
19/12/2008 P.S. Still no internet access to my home, will comment on other peoples photos once I get it.
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