{"id":44077,"date":"2023-03-20T17:28:29","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T17:28:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/?p=44077"},"modified":"2023-03-20T17:28:34","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T17:28:34","slug":"zagan-is-in-storage-but-no-mice-guests-this-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/zagan-is-in-storage-but-no-mice-guests-this-winter\/","title":{"rendered":"Zagan is in storage, but no mice guests this winter!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It&#8217;s been nearly three months since I last wrote a blog post. Without the 9 to 5 of a job, it&#8217;s not like I haven&#8217;t had the time, but I just haven&#8217;t had the head space until now. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ve had a bit of a rough start to the year. Last year both my parents were diagnosed with dementia, and Mum&#8217;s decline these past 12 months has been rapid. After a rough end to 2022, we finally decided as a family that it was time Mum moved into a care home. Dad has been amazing caring for her for all these years, and it was a very tough decision, but Mum now needs professional help on a day to day basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s taken a couple of months for Mum to settle in, and for the rest of us to find a new routine. Dad gets the bus over to see her a few times a week, and our visits to Mum and Dad&#8217;s are now a case of picking Dad up and driving over to see Mum. It&#8217;s still all a bit strange, but when Dad and I visited the other day, we had a lovely hour of dancing in the day lounge with her before leaving her to have lunch with her new friends. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230115_123209335_HDR-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1030\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230115_123209335_HDR-1-1030x653.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44081\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230115_123209335_HDR-1-1030x653.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230115_123209335_HDR-1-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230115_123209335_HDR-1-768x487.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230115_123209335_HDR-1-1536x974.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230115_123209335_HDR-1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cheers &#8211; at Mum&#8217;s care home they get &#8216;wine&#8217; with their lunch on a Sunday and we&#8217;re welcome to join her for a meal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Once I was sure Mum was happy in her new home and Dad had settled into a new routine too, we took the opportunity to nip away for a couple of weeks. After much deliberation, we decided to head back to Nerja in Spain. Yes, we&#8217;ve spent several months there over the years, but all we needed from this holiday was a chance to relax and put life back into perspective. As we&#8217;d been and done pretty much everything in Nerja, there was no pressure to visit the &#8216;must see&#8217; sights, so it suited us perfectly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230213_184003932_HDR-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1030\" height=\"718\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230213_184003932_HDR-1030x718.jpg\" alt=\"Smiling at Nerja sunset\" class=\"wp-image-44087\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230213_184003932_HDR-1030x718.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230213_184003932_HDR-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230213_184003932_HDR-768x536.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230213_184003932_HDR-1536x1071.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230213_184003932_HDR-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Our happy place<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With only a couple of weeks available, we left Zagan in his storage space and flew to Malaga from our local airport. There we caught the train into Malaga city centre (it&#8217;s only 10 minutes away), and from there a bus to Nerja. Getting from the airport to the apartment we had rented cost us the grand sum of \u00a36 each, much cheaper than a taxi or airport transfer bus, and a bit of an adventure too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230203_115712-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1030\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230203_115712-1030x475.jpg\" alt=\"Facemasks on bus in Spain\" class=\"wp-image-44082\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230203_115712-1030x475.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230203_115712-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230203_115712-768x355.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230203_115712-1536x709.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230203_115712-2048x945.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230203_115712-1500x692.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230203_115712-705x325.jpg 705w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230203_115712-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Facemasks were still obligatory on public transport when we arrived, but not when we left.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We had a lovely couple of weeks doing very little. Some running, some walking, some eating out and a bit of reading. There wasn&#8217;t any sunbathing taking place as it was really windy and a bit chilly, but we really didn&#8217;t mind. Our apartment had massive windows with a view across the rooftops to the sea so we could sit inside with the heating on and watch the sunset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230203_144824318_HDR-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1030\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230203_144824318_HDR-1030x475.jpg\" alt=\"Apartment view in Nerja, Spain\" class=\"wp-image-44083\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230203_144824318_HDR-1030x475.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230203_144824318_HDR-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230203_144824318_HDR-768x354.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230203_144824318_HDR-1536x709.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230203_144824318_HDR-2048x945.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230203_144824318_HDR-1500x692.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230203_144824318_HDR-705x325.jpg 705w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230203_144824318_HDR-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">We loved the view from our apartment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230204_130332.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1030\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230204_130332-1030x598.jpg\" alt=\"Ayos paella in Nerja\" class=\"wp-image-44084\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230204_130332-1030x598.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230204_130332-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230204_130332-768x446.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230204_130332-1536x892.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230204_130332-2048x1189.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230204_130332-1500x871.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230204_130332-705x409.jpg 705w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230204_130332.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">We finally got to eat at the famous Ayos restaurant &#8211; pallet cooked paella.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230217_144259494_HDR-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1030\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230217_144259494_HDR-1030x475.jpg\" alt=\"AleHop Cow in Nerja\" class=\"wp-image-44088\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230217_144259494_HDR-1030x475.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230217_144259494_HDR-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230217_144259494_HDR-768x354.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230217_144259494_HDR-1536x709.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230217_144259494_HDR-2048x945.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230217_144259494_HDR-1500x692.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230217_144259494_HDR-705x325.jpg 705w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230217_144259494_HDR-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The weather wasn&#8217;t great though and the local Ale Hop Shop cow had her umbrella up and scarf on a lot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Our flight home was on the Monday morning (booked to avoid the massive price increase for school half-term flights), so on the Saturday we caught the bus back to Malaga and stayed in an apartment in the city for a couple of nights. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230218_152529408_HDR-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1030\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230218_152529408_HDR-1030x475.jpg\" alt=\"Apartment in Malaga, Spain\" class=\"wp-image-44089\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230218_152529408_HDR-1030x475.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230218_152529408_HDR-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230218_152529408_HDR-768x354.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230218_152529408_HDR-1536x709.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230218_152529408_HDR-2048x945.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230218_152529408_HDR-1500x692.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230218_152529408_HDR-705x325.jpg 705w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230218_152529408_HDR-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The view wasn&#8217;t so great from our apartment in Malaga<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It turned out to be the last weekend of the Carnival, so we had a great couple of days watching parades and joining in with a massive confetti fight known locally as the &#8216;battle of the flowers&#8217;. We&#8217;ve been back nearly a month and we still keep finding bits of confetti in pockets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230226_091249_718.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230226_091249_718.webp\" alt=\"child in carnival\" class=\"wp-image-44098\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Acrobatics at the carnival parade<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230226_091249_919.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230226_091249_919.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44099\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Drag acts <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230225_133926_795.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230225_133926_795.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44094\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Confetti fun<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Just before we left for Nerja, the tenant in the shop we rent out left, so it&#8217;s back on the rental market along with quite a few other shops in our local town. I think all high streets are struggling at the moment, but knowing how often shops change tenants we&#8217;ve said all along that it&#8217;s a bonus for us if ours is rented, and we don&#8217;t rely on the rental income from it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Life back in The Cooler is pretty similar to lock down, only we can go out whenever we want and places are open. We refuse to put the TV on before 5pm (otherwise I&#8217;d be a total couch potato). Jay is working on our next book and doing lots of running and gym work training for the London Marathon in April. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve been trying to keep sane with everything going on with my parents, while at the same time trying to understand and get menopause symptoms under control. It took a few months forward and back to the doctors, but I&#8217;m now on HRT patches and after upping the dosage, I&#8217;ve just recently been able to have a full night&#8217;s sleep again. I&#8217;m slowly getting back into running and have booked a half marathon for June as something to aim for. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our property that we let to Jay&#8217;s Dad flooded just before Christmas when a pipe in the attic popped a joint. Progress is very slow getting it back to habitable again, but last week it was finally signed off as being dry after the ceilings (which had textured coatings containing asbestos) were removed. Now we&#8217;re just waiting for the contractors to put all the ceilings back up, redecorate, recarpet, refit the skirting boards etc. We hope to have Jay&#8217;s Dad moved back in by the end of April (he&#8217;s currently in an AirBnB &#8211; thank goodness for insurance!), and have been blessed that he&#8217;s been so good about all the upheaval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230105_111506-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1030\" height=\"498\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230105_111506-1030x498.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230105_111506-1030x498.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230105_111506-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230105_111506-768x371.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230105_111506-1536x742.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230105_111506-2048x989.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230105_111506-1500x725.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230105_111506-705x341.jpg 705w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_20230105_111506-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jay&#8217;s Dad doing what he loves at the local nature reserve<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ve blocked out the month of May to go away in Zagan. He has been somewhat neglected these past few months, poor thing, but the great news is that he didn&#8217;t have any mice move into him this winter which is a big relief. The list of things that needed doing when we got back from our last trip hasn&#8217;t been touched and he&#8217;ll need a big clean inside and out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We do go and visit Zagan every couple of weeks to check on him and turn over his engine. Just sitting in him, even in the storage yard, releases a bit of tension from the shoulders. It makes us think of past adventures and dream of trips to come. We&#8217;re eyeing up where to go in May, possibly Ireland, Scotland, Wales or France, or maybe England. 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