Wednesday 14 May 2014

Ten Years on

On the fourteenth of May 2004 we arrived in Vilanova to start a new life. The plan was to give it a year and see how it went. Three months in and we knew we had found a new all-time home. 

We left our home in Brockley late on the previous day to drive the thousand or so miles in our 'Bertie' Berlingo. The boot was stuffed to brimming with our personal effects and on the backseat beside Tony were Sammy and Spike (our cats) in carry cases and on his lap Xali. I was assisted with the driving by Martin, our friend from back in those days. 

On arrival we were expecting a new kitchen to be ready for use. Instead we found our builder still in situ, kitchen half finished and our bedding used as dust sheets. After a long drive I was none too happy. But it wasn't long before we had the place in ship shape, the builder dispatched and life running to our new schedule. The cats loved the sunshine, and Xali enjoyed everything life had to offer, as did we. 

During the last ten years our family has changed considerably. Sadly none of the animals that left London with us are still around, but we have a whole new crazy four-legged family. 


We have both aged a bit, well ten years to be exact, Tony hit the big six-Oh and I hit the big five-Oh, but despite the addition of the years we've both prospered. We've had a fantastic number of visitors to our little town, with which we are enamoured, and expect more this year. I've walked well over two thousand miles on the various Caminos over the last few years, many of these with Janey, and have had some success with my new found talent of writing.  

We are now in the process of selling up in Brockley and doing a few bits to the flat here.

Ten years on and life is still good, no life is better than good. We both enjoy pretty good health and a social and working life that we enjoy as fully as possible. "Was it a good move?"  we have been asked over the years to which our answer, without having to consider for a moment, is  a resounding  'YES'. 









2 comments:

  1. Just read this instalment of your blog.....Happy for you - your photos of your little garden/courtyard are lovely and it sounds as though this is a really lovely place to live.....I imagine that the weather there is a lot kinder than what you have left behind you in the UK. Camino Hugs.

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    1. Thanks For your comment -and yes we love it here. So many factors make it a great place to have our home. and should you ever be passing through look us up -we love having house guests!

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