WE HAVE A HOME

How we came to be here-  I know missionaries are not suppose to have places this nice but we lucked out and it wasn't an easy do.  I won't tell the long story but it was the 3rd place we looked at and we knew this was worth the trouble.  Especially since the price was as good or better than anything else we had seen or researched and not half as nice or big, especially the kitchen.

This place was built to be an 800 unit resort that suffered a sad death in the downturn of the economy.  At least 700 of the units are sitting idle.  Because they were meant to be a resort destination the amenities and interior designs were upgraded.  They have rented out about 100 units on the front edges of the resort.

There are various designs and sizes of buildings.  We are in this 3 story building on the ground floor.   There are 3 units on the bottom, one level and 4 on the top that have stairs to the bedrooms.

Mike at the Front Door

My very sad discovery was that my exciting kitchen doesn't have an oven, which I didn't notice. (evidently there are lots of Spanish homes with no kitchens, I can't imagine why.)   It has a dishwasher (rare) and more space than your average Spanish kitchen.  We were even able to have a table and 2 chairs that you can't see.  I bought a portable oven that holds a 9x13 baking dish and with the use of the church kitchen I should be OK.

My precious dryer.  Almost no one in Spain has a dryer.

The view from our back patio.  We do have a pool and Seniors can swim.

Our living room open to the dining area.

There are 2 large bedrooms and 2 bathrooms this is the master bath.

The King bed is rare but you can find King sheets and pads so you can put two singles together.

The computer center in the second bedroom. 

Our parking is 335 steps from our front door but it is a nice walk along this tree lined path.  This is our shopping cart that we keep in the car to tote our groceries.  There are a few large grocery shopping carts inside the gate if we have anything bigger or heavier. 

This is our car which we absconded from some of the young elders.  We are going to get a new car soon and they will get theirs back.

NOW WE ARE GOING TO WORK!