"Having no broadband is more painful
than childbirth" - Mother's morning epiphany.
I do admit, having to travel to connect
with the world is somewhat frustrating, even in a paradise setting.
12:30pm : another errand-filled day began
with a trip to the police station (purely for formal document things, Mother
has not yet become a mass-murderer). More PR skills exposed as we tried to worm
our way into getting certain documents earlier than the issue date (Mother
simply doesn't wait).
12:40pm: overheard Mother's conversation
with Erik (poor man who's been showing us apartments) as he explained that the
dishwasher was by Fagor... generating a frown and a sigh; "Oh. Right. Why
is it not a Bosch dishwasher? I only want Bosch, they are the best in England
you know. I don't like Spanish makes,
they're not as good. Can't I have a Bosch dishwasher?"
"Senora, Fagor is Spain's finest make
for appliances, it is same as Bosch for UK, it is best"
"Yes that may well be but it's still
not Bosch is it?"
13:00pm: headed to the local library to
consider it as a temporary, convenient work place. Mrs Garmin has failed us
again. Trusty Google believes this Biblioteca is thirteen minutes away. Just as
we set off, Mrs Garmin tells us its an hour away. Scenic trip through the
mountains and many villages containing camel-like animals (?!) with multiple
wrong-turns (inevitably) and we finally enter a large city. Perhaps this was
not the same place Google had suggested? Lovely, tiny cobbled streets of which Mother
zoomed down in our red sports car feeling very Italian and we arrived at the
library. Ten minutes before it closed. We drove over an hour to arrive at a
closing library only to ask them where a nearer library is.
Discovered that not-so-trusty Google was to
blame. Apparently the library it had suggested has not actually finished being
constructed. It opens in April.
Also discovered that there is, in fact, a
very good library five minutes from where we live.
Mother is coping well (sort of) with the
lack of internet connection and is managing to fly around using office spaces
and business hotels. I am struggling to understand the inner workings of mobile
communication and have possibly broken the internet several times.
Wish us luck
Charlotte-Elizabeth xoxo
P.S. On the bright side, the sun is shining
and numerous lobster-Brits have been spotted frying themselves.
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