Riina & Dan

Three weeks is a short time, so we’ve tried to plan it so that we can make the most of it. Here’s our plan:

• Thu 16 Aug Flight BA 7317 Melbourne – Hong Kong – London – Helsinki
• Fri 17 Aug Arrive in Helsinki at 9.05pm, then Hämeenlinna for the night (Erno’s and Jenni’s place)
• Sat 18 Aug Drive to the summer cottage and pop in to say hi to the grandmothers
• Sun 19 Aug Enjoying the summer cottage with all the siblings and their partners
• Mon 20 Aug Drive to Mum’s place
• Tue 21 Aug Hang out with Mum and Pertti
• Wed 22 Aug Drive to Dad’s place
• Thu 23 Aug Drive to Helsinki
• Fri 24 Aug Finnair flight 783 to Rome at 4.15pm
• Fri 24 Aug – Thu 6 Sep Holidaying in Italy

Kolme viikkoa on niin lyhyt aika että olemme pyrkineet suunnittelemaan sen siten että saamme siitä mahdollisimman paljon irti. Tässä matkasuunnitelmamme:

• To 16.8. lähtö Melbourne – Hong Kong – Lontoo – Helsinki (BA 7317)
• Pe 17.8. Helsinki klo 21.05 (Finnair 840) == Hämeenlinnaan Ernon ja Jennin luo yöksi.
• La 18.8. Ajomatka kesämökille (matkalla moikataan mummot)
• Su 19.8. Kesämökillä sisarusten + puoliskojen kanssa
• Ma 20.8. Ajomatka äitin luo
• Ti 21.8. Äitin luona
• Ke 22.8. Ajomatka isin luo
• To 23.8. Ajomatka Helsinkiin == yöpyminen hotellissa
• Pe 24.8. Lento Roomaan (Finnair 783, klo 16.15)
• 24.8. – 6.9. Matkailua Italiassa

Well, after leaving our Honda Accord parked in the street with an enormous dint in the back for over 3 months, it’s finally been sold. Procrastination, thy name is Dkam. Before this year, I’d never bought or sold a car – the most expensive thing I’d purchased prior to our Golf was my laptop. So I dilly-dallied about – when I finally got around to surfing to VicRoads, it was all massively simple. You’ve got two choices:

• Sell the car with Rego. You’ll need a Road Worth Certificate
• Sell the car with no Rego. You should give them a receipt.

Pretty straight forward really. We went with option two, so I had to take the number plates off. When / if I return them to Vic Roads I’ll get my Rego fee back pro-rata – 10%. The guy picked the car up on Saturday, the Rego expired Sunday. I’m going with “Perfect Timing”.