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Thursday July 5, 2018
Yesterday was just a fog, thinking about the new house, etc.
Maybe this is a day I should have just stayed in
bed. 22 years ago I lost my first wife to cancer. It is so hard to believe that so much has happened since then.
I got word from my Facilitator in Cuenca that Claro
wants us to wait around another 10 days to confirm the cancellation of my
plan. Uggghhh...
I got a bill from my Internet
company charging me another month….
Uggghhhh…. That was all supposed
to be handled before I left…..
My realtor and lawyer still have not sent me my sale documents which will allow me to withdraw some of the proceeds that i just sent to Colombia.. Uggghhh...
My phone has lost wi-fi connection, one foot from
the router, with signal strength “excellent”…
Figure that one out. In trying to
reboot the router, etc, etc, now I have lost my NetTalk connection. Ugggghhhh…
My bro-in-law is awaiting news from his lawyer that
they can help with my Visa application but has not been contacted as promised. Uggghhh….
I
spent many hours looking online at vehicles for sale here. While they
are a little cheaper than Ecuador overall, it will be interesting to see
what we end up with.
I really don’t have the temperament to put up with
the multiple idiosyncrasies of Latin America..............
However......
We took a chance and went to Andalucia to allay the doubts I had about the house and to put in an offer if everything looked OK.....
First I had Miguel drive the car into the front parking area, which we can't call a garage, because it is not a separate room.... I had thought that it was a lot tighter fit so was happy to see that there was more space than I anticipated, and less hindrances for other things.
I was also happy to find that the house has a water reservoir for emergencies and outside lighting for the back yard. And it has passive upward ventilation to remove heat from the house. All kinds of little pluses.
I tried to negotiate for some of the furniture as well but that didn't fly. Anyway, we haggled a little with the affable owner and settled at 156,500,000 pesos or $54,381 USD at today's prices, for a magnificent house around 2,000 sq ft with a yard around 4,000 sq ft. We will sign papers on Monday and have possession in about a month.
I liked my previous house, which was built very impressively, but I am over-the-moon at some of the touches in the new place, which is a private bungalow with a huge yard, just like we wanted.
I hope you enjoy the pictures (some repeats). That was the day’s excitement.
Al
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| So this is our new house |
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| Great kitchen with double sink |
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| The yard is humungous, with high protective walls. |
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| We won't run out of mango juice |
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| Oodles of room for the dogs to run |
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| I have plans for this big covered patio.. |
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| The front looks very far away |
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| Lots of elbow room in the Master bedroom |
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| Vehicle space, electric door opener |
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| Miguel's car fits, no problem |
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| It doesn't block the bedroom/office |
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| This is a 1/4 of the house view |
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| Checking the kitchen out again |
