Remember the last time you moved house?

...In 35 degree heat?

...In 2 languages?!

It's been quite a day!

We knew about the challenges ahead of time:

Firstly, transfer all 950 cubic feet of our stuff from the larger lorry into a smaller van to navigate the centro storico.  They were in no doubt, they had never seen such tight windy roads!

Secondly, they had to move it to 4 different storeys!  I was dubious to start with, but there's no doubt the montacarichi ("hoist"?) guys more than earned their money today, turning up with one lift to transport the vast majority of our things straight up to the first floor...

...And another lift for the third challenge: getting an oversized American fridge freezer into our kitchen considering the tight winding staircase - via the roof terrace!

Crucially, the English and Kiwi removal guys didn't let me down in front of the locals!  They worked harder than anyone else in today's heat without break or complaining.  One of them spent a year in Afghanistan so I guess that brings a whole new perspective to a hard day's work in the sun!

On a slightly more superficial note, my personal challenge was to not resemble a beetroot at the end of today!  Thank you SPF50 baby sun cream and Body Shop make up, we got full marks there too!

And another positive: I don't think anyone who saw us today will be questioning where we're from!

As of today, we have all our windows fitted and all our stuff inside - 2 steps closer to calling it home!