Where it All Begins...

Where to start? For the past six days we've repeatedly been asking ourselves "what the h#ll have we gotten ourselves into?" From 22 hours of travel, to phone and computer problems, to two kids sharing the same room for the first time and (of course) waking each other up all night, it's been a long six days. Thankfully, the local wine is cheap and delicious and works wonders on shredded nerves and shattered patience. Much more detail will follow including an account of the voyage, as well as the first few days. We are also working on web albums with the first sets of pictures.

The picture in the header above is taken from right behind the house. As you can see at left, Ellie has already taken to playing in the grapes.