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And We're Off!.... #12

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 The Unadventurous Traveller The new challenge - the chapel and hermitage, Catalonia, Spain The Big Day The day we finally arrived when we were due to leave France, sign over ownership of the house, and kiss goodbye to the lives we had known in France.  In the weeks preceding this day, we had sold as many items of furniture as we could.  We had held our own vide granier, previously mentioned, and had been selling items online.  We had been round visiting all of our friends and neighbours to say goodbye to them and exchange addresses and phone numbers to be able to keep in touch for the future.  Leaving was going to be harder than I thought. Whilst I am a reluctant traveller (unadventurous, you might say), I knew this was the right thing for us, and it was inevitable once we had started the ball rolling with the house sale or purchase.  In France, once you sign the compromise/act de vente, there is no going back (unless you want to be dragged through the courts and/or fined).  So why w
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Saying Au Revoir #11

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The Unadventurous Traveller As you must know by now, my husband Dale is only really happy with a camera in his hand or when he is rebuilding, improving or perfecting something around the place. (I'm sure that there are other things he loves too but this seems to be his real forte!). There were many other projects around the place that needed his attention.  Since, the house and outbuildings were so numerous, in time he made renovations to all of them as the house had not needed any real structural work. After the construction of the gite , it was time for him to focus on some of the other buildings and their roofs in particular, which needed attention. I should add here that Dale spent 30 years in construction in the UK as an Industrial roofer, so he was not afraid of heights or of hard work, but has had to teach himself many new skills for these jobs.  Piggery There was a quaint little building attached to the house, totally separate from it with no access from inside the house. 
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