Gallygirl's "A journey of 121,226.67 pounds begins with a single penny" diary

gallygirl

Unfortunately we weren't so lucky, but it was mostly dry. Loved that Madrid place and we will return :T. In other exciting news:

Nature Notes:
Two golden eagles flying close to train today :j:j:j:j:j.

apple_muncher

Were they playing 'race the train' to see who arrived first...?

gallygirl

apple_muncher wrote: »

Were they playing 'race the train' to see who arrived first...?

I don't think they were as excited to see us as we were to see them :rotfl:.

Secret_Saving_Squirrel

Amazing. Sadly there was a bit on the radio saying that the last golden eagle in the Lake District seems to have disappeared.

cazmanian_minx

Fab news on the eagles Ours seem to be hanging about, they were hunting low over Joyce's in-bye fields yesterday afternoon.

I'm very fond of Madrid, despite it being the destination for my first honeymoon (not the happiest holiday I've been on!!) - lovely city.

gallygirl

"Blows cobwebs off" .

Been a busy few weeks with visitors and a trip away last week, also some friends who spend a few months at a time out here have arrived so we've been seeing them.

BTL we put up for sale sold in two days :T, hopefully will go through smoothly, that will mean we can clear the rest of the mortgages and not be dipping into savings every month. A bit difficult to arrange the sale from Spain - especially when the solicitors say two of the forms weren't included in what we sent back - I ticked everything off before putting it in the envelope and have double checked what we have left (we've thrown nothing away) and it's not here :mad:.

Trip away was wonderful - it included Cordoba which is beautiful and the Mezquita was fabulous - general consensus was it surpasses St Peter's :T.

Weather was a bit unsettled, unfortunately while we had visitors, but now into early summer mode and hotting up nicely/scarily depending on your viewpoint :cool:. Off down the beach later while Mr GG plays golf so I will probably look like later, or possibly :mad: if he plays slowly :rotfl:.

Nature Notes while on trip:
Storks nesting on telegraph poles .

Spoonbill .

Great reed warbler - possibly the noisiest little bird in the world :rotfl:.

Em we may just have booked a three week holiday to that America place

greent

Lovely to read your catch up - and fab news re BTL selling so quickly But Grr re solicitors and documentation


xx

Goldiegirl

Great news re the BTL and lovely that you are seeing more of Spain

Secret_Saving_Squirrel

Nice to hear from you and sympathies with the bureaucracy. We are starting to tear our hair out just getting some simple things done, it is a nightmare. Glad you sold the BTL so quickly. Another step on the path to a simpler life. X:beer:

newgirly

:rotfl::rotfl:love the mouthy bird, my Siamese cat is a bit like that first thing in the morning before she has been fed, glad all is well with you