Not quite settled yet as I still don't have a job but that's partly the delay in getting here and partly the fact that I can afford to be a bit fussy about what I take. The reason?
We sold the house
We actually sold it 2 days before leaving Spain, subject to a mortgage deal, and spent the morning our removals people were due chasing round solicitors and notaries signing contracts and power of attorneys. It was on the market for less than 8 weeks and only 4 weeks with the agent who sold it, including about 10 days of negotiating the price upwards! So those of you who are still trying to sell don't give up hope, just be sensible on the price and if your moving the money back to the UK remember the exchange rate is very favourable at the mo.
At the moment we're happy with our decision, who knows what time will bring but it was the right decision for us at the time and I'm certainly a lot saner than I was when I was in Almeria.
Happiest of all of us though is our dog. We have several woodland and river walks within the town, a huge park and a 17 mile traffic free stretch of the national cycle path less than 5 minutes walk away.
Come to think of it, that's a 3rd reason for being slack on the work front. I wanted to work cos I was bored in Almeria, here there's so much to do. Maybe I'll just look for part-time work
sorry i mean´t lovely scottish coutryside, lol !!
there is hope...