On the 30th of January 2013 we arrived in Karratha. Mum and Dad (Snow) came with us to the airport which was an enormous help. We had lots of luggage including a port-a-cot and pram so having extra sets of hands to carry everything and help with the kids was invaluable. We have decided that the two hour flight is just perfect for Sienna, she gets bored pretty easily on planes (even though she still needed lots of attention the whole flight). Once we arrived it was a bit of a heat shock! We carried our luggage out to the rental cars and we were already perspiring. The first thing Sienna did was sit in the red dirt and start playing. I kept saying, "get up Sienna, you're going to get dirty" and "stop playing in the red dirt". Then I realised...hey, I better get used to it because this red dirt is everywhere! We stayed in temporary accommodation the first two nights but we were able to see our new house that night. It was better than I expected actually, very clean and well maintained.
That first night we were invited to the Pilkington family's house for dinner. It was lovely to have a home cooked meal and friendly company the first night we were in Karratha. Bryan is the branch president in Karratha and he's also a process engineer at KGP Woodside with Clinton.
Our removalist came the next day to deliver our furniture and then the huge job of unpacking began. My Mum flew into Karratha on Saturday afternoon and then stayed for the following two weeks. It made me feel a lot less home sick having her with us just a couple of days after moving.
Our new home in K-Town
Karratha sunset from our front yard
Family photo (minus Alissa) from a lookout over Karratha - we had to 4WD to get to this spot.
Daddy's girl! I love this photo of Clint and Sen
Harry and his new bestie Michael Pilkington
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