Wednesday
20th March
A quiet
morning before going up to the Parque. I
wanted to go to the gift shop for a gift!
Also, Consum to get some gin – they sell Gordons in plastic bottles at
€11 for a litre. While we were there, we
had a mushroom and brie toastado before walking across to see Coastal
Properties.
While
doing the rental searching for I & B for 2020, I discovered that there are
not really enough rental properties to go around – especially dog friendly ones
– for the Brits who want to escape the British winter. However, after visiting three rental agencies
we were no further forward. I think the
bottom line is that we are asking too early, but no one can guarantee that we
will even get a rental for 2021. Most
people, when they find a rental they like, book it for years in advance. We came unstuck and fell off the property
ladder last year when we had to cancel after Richard’s heart operation. Also, booking a one off for 2020 has kept us
off the ladder. We can’t have the villa
we are having next year for 2021 as the owners will be using it. So, the BIG question is should we buy our own
place? We have a rental property in the
UK which brings in a regular income so should we sell it and buy over here but
the income will not be guaranteed. Big
decision which will take some time to make.
In the
evening we went up to Bella Vista for dinner with Joanne and Steve, a Canadian
couple we met last year. Joanne and I
have kept in contact and we have seen them around but they are only here for
March and we have had visitors for a good part of it so it was nice to catch
up. See you next year Joanne!
Thursday
21st March
I spent
the morning sorting out, upstairs, in preparation for leaving on Saturday. I hate this bit as it now means that we are
definitely going ☹ On one
hand I really don’t want to leave but on the other hand I am looking forward to
getting home and seeing everyone – especially Tobyn 😊
In the
afternoon we (well Richard really) bundled all our unused logs into trugs and
we (this is where I come in!) took them up to next year’s villa. Steve and Dorothy have very kindly said that
we can store them there so we can use them next year.
On our
way back after the second load of logs we called into the Euro Market to buy a
suitcase. I had planned our journey out
here but not really thought about our return journey. We are taking 6 days to get back so need more
clothes than a hand luggage suitcase will hold.
You will learn more about our return over the next week.
I
continued the sorting out but this time in the kitchen. I am hoping that there won’t be as much to go
home as we brought down but I have a sneaking suspicion that there well might
be!
Today’s
photos were all taken by Victoria’s boyfriend, James. They are so lovely I just couldn’t resist
putting them in here. The last one is of
my Step-father, my son and my grandson – three generations 😊
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