Day 200

As day 200 approaches, and if calculations serve me right, Saturday the 7th of February will be the day. It is interesting to note (for us) the other milestones that we passed and felt proud about. As I have said many a time, we really had no idea how we as people would adapt to the 'world' we had thrust ourselves into, and as we reach day 200, once again we have a certain pride. This of course is only our personal pride and we don't expect anyone else to share this, but being away from home for a such a long time (although Hugo is most definitely our home too), as well as counting the days that have passed, the days left to pass are also the ones being counted. We are nearly in the throws of booking a return passage now, having originally only booked our one way ticket on the Eurotunnel. Anyway, a few milestones to remember now, and it seems to put a context into how far we have come/gone!

1 week - we were lazing in Paris having conquered it the previous day.

1 month - a gorgeous visit to St Emilion, stunning lunch and rather nice wines too.

50 days - we arrived in Portugal, slightly nervous, but mightily impressed and quickly worries eased as the country surrounding our village (Meda) was utterly beautiful.

100 days - we celebrated day 100 by cycling to Cannes. Glorious sunshine on the 1st of November and an ice cream too!

150 days - not quite the anticipated start to day 150 when our Trullo house ran out of water. However, it was Southern Italy, and despite the worry, our life at that point was being spent in a rather unspoilt part of Italy.

6 months - started with a Bavarian breakfast in Munich and ended with lots of snow play in the garden.

200 days - well we have not quite got there yet, but we shall be in Hildesheim just south of Hannover. 

As for the rest, well like I said, the days to pass are getting much fewer. Our return to 'Blighty' should be middle to late February. Let it be said, day 250 will not happen. It's getting time to come home now!