Welcome back...December 2020
Just days before the start of 2021...thought we'd send send out a bit of an update...
It was just a year ago (December 2019)...when we flew into Zihuatanejo, Mexico on the last of the 27 flights we'd taken that year...
(Oh, the places we'd been that year - check out the list below). Hard to believe...but...there would only be 2 more flights in 2020 for us.
As our Zihuatanejo blogs from December 2019 - February 2020 read ...we had a pretty great time settling in for 3 months...
To paraphrase..."it was the best of times" ...(but, soon) ..."it was to be the worst of times" as all of us drifted further into 2020.
After our last blog entry of 2020 from Zihuatanejo, we returned to Grand Forks, BC and back to our 2-acre home of nearly 40 years.
While in Zihuatanejo, we had reached a decision to sell our property and move on from Grand Forks. But, with Covid becoming more wide spread, we wondered about the wiseness/rashness of our decision.
Would things be better in the spring or worse, should we wait 6 months or put off our plans until the Spring of 2021? Who knew at that point?
Opinions varied from "Go for it!" ...to "You guys are crazy!" Nearing the end of March (2020), we decided to 'roll the dice' and list our property.
We didn't wait long....36 hours after listing, we had sold...
...and by May (6 weeks later)...had fully relocated to Penticton, BC. Talk about getting off the pot.
We downsized much of our 40 years of house living to fit our new style - condo living.
Initially, we had moved into a rental condo, thinking we might just rent for a while. However, as you know, we tend to move fast when need be. After several months watching the local market, we found a place to buy and are happily settled into the north/downtown end of Penticton.
And, of course, plenty of wineries and a burgeoning brewpub scene. The bonus...just about 90% of what we need or want to do is within walking or biking distance.
Hard not to beat.
Now, to get to the links of our blog posts ...check out the sidebar...on the right side of our blog. Find the year/country/blog post!
Happy Reading ...and exploring!
2014
Cuba - April/May
Mexico - October to December
2015
Mexico - January to March...
Corfu, Albania, Montenegro & Croatia - May/June
Puerto Morelos, Cuba, Guatemala & Belize - October to December
2016
Philippines - January to March (60 days of island(s) hopping
Portugal & Morocco - October to December
2017
Mexico Pacific Coast - February & March....PV to Zihuatanejo (highway 200)
......Punta Perula Shhh! and a Love letter to Mexico's Beaches....enjoy
Ireland & Portugal (the Algarve) - May/June
Puerto Vallarta - December...one can always return....
2018
Mexico (Zihuatanejo), Costa Rica & Nicaragua/Corn Islands - March/April...chicken buses and sawdust paintings...a religious experience
Portugal/Azores Island - October/November
2019
Mexico/Ecuador & Galapagos Islands - February/March
Malta, Sicily, Sardinia & Portugal (Lagos) - May/June
Germany - October/November ..including the 30th Anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall
.....2020
Zihuantanejo, Mexico....(December 2019 to end of February 2020)
...the livin' is easy...but sweaty n' hot...
