The movers arrived early on a chilly December Friday morning and packed everything while I did my best to try to stay out of their way. They were pleased with our zoning method and were able to pack up our apartment faster than I had time to fill out the detailed insurance paperwork.
After the movers left, what remained were some items for the Salvation army, a couple of plants and lamps for our sister and three suitcases each (two large roller bags and one carry on). We were not leaving the States for another month so our suitcases contained warm clothes to get us through the cold winter days of December and January and Christmas presents for the family.
Most of our clothes for Hong Kong were packed away in the air shipment, which was scheduled to arrive just before us and our sea shipment was scheduled to arrive in mid-February.
I guess every move comes with some bumps along the way...
As our plane touched down in Hong Kong on the 13th of January, I immediately checked my email to see if we received any notes from our family. I was not expecting to see a note from our moving company. We had been in constant communication just days before our departure from the States. Our sea shipment had arrived and was scheduled to be delivered on January 14th.
In the email, they mentioned an error had occurred with our shipment. Somehow our shipment was mixed up with a shipment bound for Dublin, Ireland. Our goods were sent to Dublin and the Dublin shipment was sent to Hong Kong. Our items were now awaiting to clear customs in Dublin so they can be sent to Hong Kong. Unfortunately, Chinese New Year is next week, and everything, including customs, shuts down for 10 days. It could be up to four weeks before we see our air shipment.
In the meantime, we are stuck with 6 suitcases filled with warm sweaters, thick corduroys, puffy jackets and one flashy gold-sequined holiday dress in a city where today's high is 66 degrees. Fingers crossed our shipment gets here soon!
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