Geo: 40.0279, 4.16433 First Stop MenorcaWe have been here 3 days and are settling in well. Because the season ends this month there are few people around. The complex is spread amongst pinewoods and set back from the beach behind protected sand dunes. White topped stone walls surround each tree or clump of trees to protect them. The weather has been like the really a perfect summer day at home which we rarely experience, with the sun hot during the day but not with the burning intensity found here in the summer months. It has that sleepiness of autumn at home but with warmth.Already we have walked along the headland into the next bay and seen a variety of birds. Last evening we tried to find our way into a small area of wetlands which we ... read more

Geo: 52.0667, -0.6Went to see Templar Road to reassure Anna that all our furniture will not burst the house at the seams - unfortunately Jim indicated that he thought that was a serious possibility and accused me of believing all containers, from car to house, have the same properties internally as the TARDIS. Told them it is my "can do" approach to life and it usually works!... read more