We are going where????
We moved from Gauteng to Langebaan just over four years ago. It is called semigration - for a reason. It is a whole different world from where we used to live. A lot of things worked better but, face facts, this is a SMALL town. We had no Woolies Food - and that is the general accepted standard for comfy living. Well, 2 years ago Woolies Food arrived, and i hear a traffic light will be erected within the next year...
After taking 3 years to adapt to the wind, getting used to the 8 hour commute on Mondays to KZN, and appreciating the cool breeze that is always blowing here, hubby started making noises that we have to go "North". North is about 3 hours away, and very hot. North is Vredendal/Lutzville/Koekenaap and would add at least an additional 2 hours to my already long weekly work commute.
Then Richards Bay was mentioned on and off again as a potential destination.
And finally, one Friday afternoon, driving back from Weza to King Shaka Airport for my flight back home, i get the call from my hubby, they want him to move to the UK. Soon.
I have been to London once, about 24 years ago, and all i remember is Hennie getting fleas or bed bugs in his sleeping bag at the youth hostel, and me being stuck at Heathrow airport (eating, sleeping, drinking, and NOT washing) for 3 days, waiting to get back to SA on a cheap, stand-by ticket.
So where are we going? Stallingborough in the East Midlands of UK. I just hear "Stalin" and am thinking cold war. No, Hennie says, closest bigger town is Grimsby. Well forgive me when all that stuck was "Grim". Hennie: "you must have heard about the University of Hull, it is close by". The Hull Live newspaper reports on 6 January: The 10 "s*** towns" voted worst places to live - Hull drops off the list. Hull has been on this satirical top 10 list since its inception, and boasts being the Top town on 3 separate occasions.
But I am staying positive as everyone else tells me the UK is beautiful, and the and the advantage of going to s sh*t place - it is one of the cheapest places in the UK for housing. Hoorah!
After taking 3 years to adapt to the wind, getting used to the 8 hour commute on Mondays to KZN, and appreciating the cool breeze that is always blowing here, hubby started making noises that we have to go "North". North is about 3 hours away, and very hot. North is Vredendal/Lutzville/Koekenaap and would add at least an additional 2 hours to my already long weekly work commute.
Then Richards Bay was mentioned on and off again as a potential destination.
And finally, one Friday afternoon, driving back from Weza to King Shaka Airport for my flight back home, i get the call from my hubby, they want him to move to the UK. Soon.
I have been to London once, about 24 years ago, and all i remember is Hennie getting fleas or bed bugs in his sleeping bag at the youth hostel, and me being stuck at Heathrow airport (eating, sleeping, drinking, and NOT washing) for 3 days, waiting to get back to SA on a cheap, stand-by ticket.
So where are we going? Stallingborough in the East Midlands of UK. I just hear "Stalin" and am thinking cold war. No, Hennie says, closest bigger town is Grimsby. Well forgive me when all that stuck was "Grim". Hennie: "you must have heard about the University of Hull, it is close by". The Hull Live newspaper reports on 6 January: The 10 "s*** towns" voted worst places to live - Hull drops off the list. Hull has been on this satirical top 10 list since its inception, and boasts being the Top town on 3 separate occasions.
But I am staying positive as everyone else tells me the UK is beautiful, and the and the advantage of going to s sh*t place - it is one of the cheapest places in the UK for housing. Hoorah!
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