We finally got the keys late Wednesday evening as both the estate agent and owner insisted on showing us where everything was, including all the fruit trees (orange, lime, plums, pear, apple, persimmon, nectarine, olives and a couple of grape vines).
After a quick trip to the supermarket for essentials, including a fan, we collapsed into bed, exhausted but glad to be here. On Thursday we had a run to IKEA for the basics such as plates, glasses, cutlery, pans and a load of other household stuff, and a bigger fan. It has been so hot here that the fans weren't enough, so Friday saw us purchasing a small air conditioner for the master bedroom upstairs where it's a lot warmer. We also had to buy a sofa as the owner took their's with them, and it got delivered today. We haven't missed it as we've been living outside on the terrace and enjoying the cooler evenings, so I guess the sofa won't see much use until the autumn
It will probably take another few days to finish unpacking and finding homes for everything. There is also a growing list of items that we need to buy here as we didn't want to remove them from London. Luckily for us there are a number of Chinese 'tat' shops within walking distance (although the first visit will be in the truck as initially, we need more stuff than we can carry) that have everything, and more, all at half the price of the bigger stores.
Mark has dismantled the pikey box and Tigger II is now back to normal and camouflaged under the orange tree. Mark has also started working on the camper - so much for having a rest for the month of August. I wondered how long it was going to take before he started to 'play' with his new toys :-)
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