The gritters have just been round but we have the heating on and a big pan of corned beef hash for comfort food. Wonder if corned beef is in spanish supermarkets?
Still wish we were in Spain though!

Yes you can get corned beef here in Euromarket and Iceland stores.

We are on the coast but the mountains across from us had a small amount of snow this morning. They are 1600m so not surprising.

We recorded 26mm of rain over the day.

I paid 90 a cm and everything arrived bubble wrapped on the pallets in perfect condition. When I priced it, it was by far the cheapest method of getting things to Spain. The trouble is that I now spend most of my time in Goa..what to do??

If it's true what I have read they are chucking out all the Brits in Goa so you will get to use it one day

We did try to get a quote from the bubble wrap people but they are not shipping to Malaga at the moment!
We have had a number of quotes, this one seems to us to be the best as they have a depot in Uk and their own depot in Malaga and include insurance, storage for short term and any transshipping for difficult access. Some of the more well known ones charge extra for trans shipping and insurance ( at outrageous rates and excess).

If your stuff will fit in a large van, you can get a one way van hire for about 500 quid.

Then you also have to add the ferry or tunnel, tolls, fuel, overnight stays.

Rosemary

Self drive may be an option for some but we are not very young and would rather stick red hot needles in our eyes than even drive our Landrover to Spain let alone a van. Some things are worth saving money on others are not but we all have different priorities.

I see your point, but if you get the ferry from Portsmouth to Santander, the drive to Andalucia only takes about 9 hours. The ferry is quite expensive though. We do it quite frequently. Where in Andalucia are you moving to?

We are hoping to be in Tolox. Seriously, we cannot do a self move as lifting anything heavier than a shopping bag is difficult for both of us. We have a variety of arthritic and rheumatic problems, one of the reasons for moving to Spain as the climate is better. The furniture will also have to be stored for at least 3 weeks. We would have 6 hour drive to the ferry at this end add to that the ferry time and 9 hours in Spain. We feel we have made the right decision to spend £2k on professional removal. A 2 hour flight from our local airport to Malaga is cheap as chips and not Ryanair hehehe.

Good luck on your move, and be happy in Spain!! We are.

Thank you! I'm sure we will be if our buyer here ever gets her finger out and completes. We were supposed to complete in early January here and she is still fannying around getting a survey done. We expected the usual 8-10 weeks but its now 14 and counting. Crazy as its only a chain of 3!

Still i suppose banging our heads against the wall is good practice for dealing with Spanish officialdom.

The trouble is with things as they are at the moment you don't want to rock the boat too much in case they pull out! Byers are hard to come by at the moment.

Tolox is remote, in the mountains and quite a long drive from Malaga airport. Ideal for those who enjoy hill walking. If you have arthritic and rheumatic problems, perhaps you might be better to consider somewhere on the flat? You might want to research the local amenities, particularly medical facilities.

Just my tuppenth worth, I hope you enjoy wherever you decide is best for you.