Since our last blog about the search for land not much has changed, unfortunately.
The Sleeping Slope is still sleeping.., we did visit it again, twice, but to no avail. Lotte joined us on the last visit there and it was decided that the trees blocked the south to much. They would also grow quite tall and would block much needed sunlight for a long time to come.

The search does continue, of course, but it is painstakingly slow and cumbersome. We search for land on the Internet, then we email for information (i.e. address) and then we travel to Belgium again to take a closer look, if we can find it. And almost all of the time the lots are not adequate. Mostly it’s a south facing issue. This is the most important factor and has to be near perfect, so no buildings, slopes or trees may block the sun, but the south will also be our main view, and we do like a nice view…

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Actually, this is part IV in our Epic Quest of finding the right piece of land to settle upon. But the “Seeking Land” titles are getting boring. So it’ll have to be the subtitle..

It was a Saturday like many before, except now it was raining hard. We figured we’d beat the rain on our way south, but by the time Antwerp was reached the decision was made to head back home, it was to wet. Funny thing was that it was the second time that day we decided not to go on another quest.

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