Well hello there,nice to hear from you,and thanks for your best wishes.We are looking forward to the trip and the sooner the better,we have had nothing but rain again all day here........ when we were last in Spain we drove up into the Sierra Nevada absolutely stunning,I just love the mountainous area,s we will be doing quiet a lot of traveling about.

I hope all is well with yourselves, take care

Best Wishes

Jean

Well guys I'm not going to be about now for a while,has most of you know we are off to Torrox on Wends,everything is done all booked and ready so I'm not going to be about for much longer,I will try and pop in an internet cafe'e whilst we are out there ,we have lots to do whilst we are there,run loads of info off to take with us this could well be our first steps in arranging our move to Spain.
I am going to miss you all , take care everyone

hi jean have a great time in spain, and good luck for the future julie x

Good luck jean and Andy, have a good journey and hope that you like the area and get an feeling for what you will be looking for and of course wether the business would fit into the area too. There are 2 internet cafes in Competa so no excuses!!!
I am sure you would post if you could but you will be so busy if my trips to have a look around set up bank accounts is anything to go by. But we will all look forward to hearing from you when you get back.
take care , have some fun too.
Luv Eve
xxx

Have a safe journey Jean and I hope you find what you are looking for - don't rush into anything you are not sure of though. As a few have said, better to rent first and make sure you like the area.

Have a great time and GET YOUR HOUSE ON THE MARKET! You know the trouble ChrisW and a few others are having selling - come on girl, start the ball rolling

Have a great time house hunting

Liondas advice is good advice!

Thanks guys,Lionda we intend renting initially ,I'm hoping to put the house on the market shortly after we return home ,just done the ironing I hate the job but we are already for off Eve we intend to have some fun as well ,its going to be fun trying to find the villa up a mountain track in the dark to start off with, But I'm looking forward to staying there ,I may even be brave and have a dip in the pool first thing in the morning then again maybe not ,we are going to look at a few villa's I have my eye on one especially but whether it will be still available by the time we are ready to move is a different matter but it will give us chance to see what is on the market to rent,its all going to be a learning curve

Remember to take a torch (and check the batteries ) for map reading.

Hiya Jean

I'm so glad to see you are still posting!

I haven't been on here for two days, because we've been busy prior to Keith going away
Now he's gone, and my priority was to reply to your lovely e-mail.
Unfortunately, a visit from the architect this am, and a prospective visit from the electricity company this pm have (and still might! ) get in the way of my good intentions

So, just in case I'm abducted by aliens once I've finished my lunch or you don't have your PC on (surely not! ) I just wanted to wish you a very happy and successful trip; and hopefully some time for you and Andy to relax after all this hard work you've been putting into the house.
I know you've got a lot you want to achieve during this visit, but please try and find some time so that you can both enjoy where you are staying (especially that pool )

Hopefully you'll find an e-mail within the hour; but if not, buen viaje and mucha suerte!

Sending you love and hugs,
from Sam xx

Oh dear Jean

Have started writing you an e-mail, but another thunderstorm is on its way -so I'm going to have to turn the PC off for a while! Sorry! xx

Sam thanks for the good luck sent I'm sure everything will be fine,so Keith has left I hope he has a good trip,a long one this time though it sounds has if you are quite busy with one thing or another,I could of done with you here today,lots of ironing well shortly I'm off to take George for his walk for the last time and then get him packed off along with his bed and toys etc.Sounds has if you are having some freaky weather.....:
Take good care Sam , now don't be having to many catastrophes whilst your on your own ,I wont be turning puter off till tom. what am I going to do without it
Lionda taking a torch sounds like a damned good idea I wouldn't of thought of that .

Love and best Wishes

Jean xxxx

Hi, just back from UK, so not been on for a bit. Welcome and good luck in Torrox, we've been here about 6 months and love it and so do the kids, best thing we ever did.

HI "Jandy 44" !
Just seen your post.. I wish you tons of luck - you have made it before me!!
have fun and hope it all turns out just as you wish, your doggie and all
hugs Andrea

Ahhh - but Jean has only gone for a scout around, not moving over just yet, she'll be back soon

Hi, we are also considering moving to Andalucia, preferably somewhere between Granada and the Coast, Lecrin Valley, Las Alpujarras area. We have two small children and would like to enjoy the outdoor lifestyle the area has to offer. And the weather!
I am self employed builder, mainly working in renovation of older properties and masonry work, I also supply and fit garage doors.
I was wondering if anyone could tell me what the work prospects are like in these areas?