UK Bound

Our eldest son arrived back at Montesol on Saturday having brought a friends 5 door Pajero over from Margate for them, he'd started out the previous Thursday, early lunchtime.  Really nice to see him

He's been taken a few weeks out back in England and was coming home for Christmas but his plans have changed, he is now going to Las Vegas with Alex last week in November, luck sod, returning home here 13th December - Bob comes out on the 23rd - should be a nice little Christmas for the four of us - our first time here in Spain. We're just trying to figure out how we can get our Turkey over here from Hubert's Happy Turkeys in Elmstead Market LOL. This will be the first time in about 16 or 17 years we won't 'ave had one from there, ahhh - any idea's how we can get it out leave me a comment - we can't fly it it's brown bread

Nuestro hijo left for the return journey to the UK yesterday in our right-hand drive Mondeo, he's keeping it in England. There is very little point bringing a r/h drive car to Spain (see my previous post about bringing British cars to Spain).

We spoke to him last night and he has made good time, stopping in Bordeaux overnight. I've just given him a quick ring, a wake-up call, but he's up, raring to go and says he should be in Calais by 14:30.

The driving through Spain and France is so incredibly different to that in the UK. Hours of carefree driving without incident or traffic jams. The amount of traffic on the roads over here, compared to the UK, is amazingly less. However they do hide the speed traps in Spain unlike those in the UK, so if you are doing any motoring over here be very careful. They fine you on the spot too and you have to pay the money there and then

J and I are off on Friday 20th



J and I leave for the UK on Friday 20th for a week's 'holiday', we'll be staying all over the place friends/family/hotels, feels kinda strange having no fixed abode in your 'homeland'.
We've got a big family gathering in a restaurant in Brentwood, we have a west end show to go to on Wednesday the 25th - but most importantly - Barry has gotten us two Premier Suite tickets for the Burnley game 28th. THANKS MATE - Come On You Beautiful Irons!!!

We return to Montesol Sunday 29th and our fairly major building works to the front of the house starts Monday 30th - it's going to be cold in the house through December with no front wall J'll have to get the thermals out LOL - 'ang on we didn't bring any, this is sunny Spain - brrr. Hope they get it finished in time for Christmas - fingers crossed.