We have had dreams of spending much of our winters in south western France or eastern Spain but we have had to postpone this several times over the past few years. As a result it is becoming slightly more remote and I am even wondering whether we shall ever get to achieve it. It may be my imagination but it seems to me that winters in Kent have become sunnier and milder over the past few years and yet that the reverse has seemed to happen in the south of France. Perhaps the route taken by the Jet Stream has changed and thus altered the characteristics of the weather of all the areas it passes near. As I write in February 2012 I would say that the paragraph which follows is still merely a dream, by no means yet a reality.
If you are in south western France or Spain there is a distinct chance that in the future we may be of direct assistance to you as we hope to establish a centre (initially perhaps during the winter only) probably somewhere close to the E15 (A9 in France, AP7 in Spain). I cannot see this dream becoming reality until at least late in 2012 but I am secretly planning for a more relaxed lifestyle and more civilised hours of work further south (at least nine degrees of latitude south would be nice). In February 2013 I hope to have our first extended stay in Southern France, not physically servicing the AC of cars but possibly available for advice etc., and using the time working on the computer trying to improve this very amateurish web site, catching up on my reading and walking the dog. Hopefully this lifestyle trial should prove that we could adapt to the Mediterranean life for several months every winter (is there really any augument on this?).
In the meantime we are of little use to you except for expats coming back to England by Eurotunnel or by ferry to Dover as we are located only a few minutes off the A2 London to Dover Road about 6 miles from the Dartford Crossing.
If like us you enjoy France I expect you also love their food. I had made up a dictionary of words pertaining to French food which I found useful. I was going to reproduce it here but I have now found a more comprehensive one that I am happy to point you to. A few spelling mistakes or typo's but very extensive - have a look for yourself - it is on the page of Useful Links and here also.
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