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Lumbering up

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Paul

After just a fortnight in Galicia, I’m getting too used to this life. This morning I awoke at 9:45am, and tried to reconcile myself with the fact that it was only 8:45 in England. Excepting illness this was the latest … Continue reading →

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Gone topless

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Paul

A nice lady from Correos, the Spanish postal service, finally rang my doorbell just after 1pm. She was clutching in her hands my all important parcel of Landrover bits but wasn’t going to give them up without a fight. The … Continue reading →

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The people of the fog

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Paul

Our corner of Galicia is known throughout Spain as the ‘Land of the people of the fog‘. I know that it doesn’t paint a very good picture of our future home, but today was really the first time in a … Continue reading →

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Lifting the roof

Posted on November 5, 2011 by Paul

After waiting at home all day yesterday the parts for the Landrover were finally delivered at 17:30. According to the text message from DHL they were delivered, but the lack of parts in my hands told a different story. I … Continue reading →

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Crash, bang, wallop

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Paul

If I ignore multiple unattended incidents with a white Fiat Panda in and around Teruel in 1989 (another story), then today saw me lose my unblemished Spanish driving record. I’ll come to that in later. The Landy made it up … Continue reading →

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