It's now 12 months since we first came down to Spain and got our temporary residency paperwork, so we are 20% of the way to getting to permanent status - technically I could now apply for citizenship based on my family connections, but that doesn't affect Maria's status directly and opens up a whole bunch of questions on taxation, pensions and state healthcare that are just too complex to even try to think about until the long term relationship between the UK and EU is fully agreed and documented. So we will take the slow road
We have been getting into the community a little with a local language club where we help people to practice their english and in turn they help us with our spanish, and we had just arranged introductions to a couple more local people this weekend but the virus lockdown might have put paid to those.
Ditto who knows if and when we will have more visitors - Lee was booked in for a couple of weeks time but that is now looking unlikely. But we are planning on being here all spring and summer at least - our house rental is until at least the end of July - and we're not planning on moving this year. Hopefully we will have Campalot ready for a few outings after peak summer season to give him a shakedown and work out what still needs to be carried before we plan any big trips like a lap of the Baltic....maybe next year
We have been getting into the community a little with a local language club where we help people to practice their english and in turn they help us with our spanish, and we had just arranged introductions to a couple more local people this weekend but the virus lockdown might have put paid to those.
Ditto who knows if and when we will have more visitors - Lee was booked in for a couple of weeks time but that is now looking unlikely. But we are planning on being here all spring and summer at least - our house rental is until at least the end of July - and we're not planning on moving this year. Hopefully we will have Campalot ready for a few outings after peak summer season to give him a shakedown and work out what still needs to be carried before we plan any big trips like a lap of the Baltic....maybe next year
