From South Africa to the UK ..
Here we are in a little place called Charminster, a ‘burb’ of Bournemouth. Not a pretty place by any means but thankfully on the bus routes. Bournemouth however, is another ball game altogether. It has the sea, and the awesome views of the coast. Not much wave action, or not what I am used to in South Africa with the waves literally crashing onto the beach, here they do things a lot more gently, but then again, the sea is the sea, not so?
Life has been very hectic up to now, what with having to register for the National Insurance, the NHS, our drivers licences, it’s been crazy. But in all of this, we have travelled and walked and walked everywhere. So, at least I have had more exercise than I could ever have wished for!
Finding work is proving to be a lot more difficult than we thought it would be. There are thousands of jobs out there, paying good money, but nothing seems to be coming our way, as yet. Hopefully this will not prove to be our undoing.
The weather has also changed since we arrived. We were under the impression that we would arrive to a freezing cold country and never see the sun again! But, so typically, England’s weather has been amazing up to now. We could even walk around with short sleeves and open shoes. But the last few days the weather has changed again. The Autumn is setting in, and it’s getting colder and colder. So, I think our first taste of the English winter is fast approaching. Christmas is going to be a treat in some ways, if we have snow. Our first white Christmas. I will keep you posted!
In the meantime, I have just finished watching the X-factor. Nice.
Till we speak again, Ciao for now!
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