Final Farewells

We are now reaching the end of our preparataions and saying our final goodbyes. We had a lovely night in our old local of The Ship in Elswick and thank our friends for making the effort to coming to see us through the snow! This perhaps encouraged some of the promises to see us in warmer climates, we hope they do. There are already 4 of our friends coming out to La Rochelle, which we hope is a sign of things to come. The summer is also getting well booked in the Canaries.
We are both still in state of disbelief, though the packages and emptiness of our house is probably a clue. All rooms have been stripped and by the time the van is packed on Tuesday morning we will be left with little more than a couple of boxes for my sisters loft and work clothes for me.
Our house buyer's surveyor is coming on Tuesday, so things appear to be progressing well, so much so that our buyer arrived to do some measuring up yesterday!
Best Wishes to Jonny and Kate our friends who are haeding to Australia by yacht (blog address in links) at a similar time to us. They are heading for a couple of weeks in Scotland as a shakedown from a long winter of fitting out. We hope you enjoy your trip.