Accommodation

Fishing

Jesus-Tortosa, Spain
March 2006

Dear Friends,

Time flies when you have so many self-suffiency survival type projects to do (as well as being a full time care-giver to Alan and Mom), and all the birthday celebrations added a lot to the workload. But it is always good to see family. That is one thing many people miss most about settling in a new land. At least nowadays there are quick flights to the UK, assuming you can get to the strange little airports they are flying out of in the middle of an English winter.

Anyway, big brother Alwyn and his wife Linda, who have only recently immigrated from South Africa to settle in the north of England (just as we were leaving). Of course, being a doctor and all, they had to stay in town in a nice hotel, rather than roughing it with us. But that was OK. They came in via the local Reus airport and hired their own little car, while we were stuck at the hospital getting all Alan's tests updated.

At first Linda was shocked that we were living out in the country ("away from all the support groups in England!"..all those I never had there...), then she was amazed at how big our house had become (at least compared to UK ones). Not quite sure what they thought of cousin's even bigger property. But they were pretty exhausted. So they rested a lot, did some shopping and sight seeing and then flew back. Unfortunately, we had English rain the whole time they were here and low cloud, so they never really appreciated all the wonderful mountains around us. Maybe they can come back in the autumn or even November..then they can help me pick my olives.

Whew. As Mom said, visitors are nice. But now we are just the 3 of us again. And she was obviously referring to how comfortable and content we have become together. Three lame crocks together..what?

Now if only we could get some news from Lee and his wife I could relax.

Regards,

Roseann and family.