After a long day of travelling on Monday, we are back. Back in the UK that is which is as close to ‘home’ as it is goes at the moment. Where we are is a wooden chalet, or ‘shed’ as our younger son calls it, in the depths of the Surrey countryside near Shere, itself not far from Guildford.
Our ‘shed’. (It’s bigger inside than it looks).
First impressions? In the absence of a dazzling blue sky you become excited when a patch of blue appears in a break between the clouds. It feels chilly too (at 21 degrees, it is over 10 degrees cooler than we are used to) and I have rummaged around in our ‘winter’ suitcase for some warmer clothes to wear.
It is wonderful to have the chance to see all the people we’ve missed though, and as chance would have it, the site of our ‘shed’ and its contained sofa bed is proving convenient for Alasdair, currently working on a film close by.
We’re not sure what’s in store for us next. We had planned to spend September in Milan, and we may still do so, but our thoughts have been turning to buying a new home in the UK (we’ll miss the sun, but this feels like home).
I will continue to blog, and keep a record of some of the things we do, but will not post as frequently.
Today we had a walk on Leith Hill, one of our favourite haunts.
Tortoise Travel 
Welcome back both of you! You are lucky that the UK house market has stalled due to Brexit uncertainty so your “Mitchell Millions” will still buy quite a big log cabin! We have had a busy summer of Lido volunteering, socialising and as usual visiting as many bars and restaurants as our Airbnb income will finance. Off to Lanzarote for 3 weeks in Sept/October, but you are welcome to come over if we can agree a date before then. Love, Mick and Sarah x
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Thanks, Mick. I’ve been following your Facebook page on and off and can see you’ve had a busy summer so far. I’ll be in touch re a date to meet up.
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Welcome home! Love the new ‘shack’! I’ll check our calendar and give you a few dates for a visit ‘up north’ with your NT cards!
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