Today’s big news is we received our first package from the states.  There were a few things we needed, so Courtney collected them for us, put them in a small box and shipped them to us.  We thought it was about time to figure out how to get a package delivered.  This was a very important lesson for us to learn.  IT’S WAY TOO HARD TO MAKE THIS WORK OUT!

The cost for shipping seemed pretty expensive for a small box.  Then, when it arrived, the shipper emailed us, telling us we needed a detailed list of what was in the box, including value/prices.  Saying it was “odds and ends” wasn’t good enough.  Judy spent quite a bit of time filling out all the forms correctly.  A few days later, the shipper contacted Judy again, saying she couldn’t read the forms we had scanned, and could she please redo it?

A few days later we received a note saying our dollar total for the items in the box didn’t match the total Courtney listed, and which did we want to use?  We went with Courtney’s total, and waited for the delivery.  By this time, we were on our way to Hong Kong.  It was being delivered to BISS, so someone would be there to sign for it.  Yesterday, Judy was told she needed to pay an additional $70 tax on the items in the box (some kind of a luxury tax).  She left the money at the front desk this morning, and the package finally arrived.  Whew, that was work!

At the Marriot this afternoon I spotted a really nice looking Bentley.  It’s a big improvement over the pink one we talked about on October 26.  You can check back for that picture if you’re curious.