Newquay

We are on the precipice of another big move.  Less than a year since we moved to Newquay, we are seriously planning to relocate to Brighton.

Honestly, the thought of another move exhausts me.  I keep looking around and asking how can this not be enough?  Wasn't this - the slower pace of life, the sound of the ocean, the sand between the toes - what we moved here for?  We both thought it was.  So maybe we just haven't tried hard enough?

But the truth is, I think we have.  I do genuinely believe we moved here with the best of intentions -  the perfect montage (set to You and Me by Zee Avi) of how life in Newquay will play out.  I was to become a yogini doing sun salutations on the headland overlooking the ocean at sunrise whilst Cam paddle boards in the waters around me.  We would explore the county with homemade picnics and our fur babies, and have BBQs on the beach watching the sunset.  Of course that's exactly what's going to happen when you go and live by the sea.

Maybe it does for some.  Not us though.  I'm not a morning person for a start.  Our fur babies are getting old, and although Jake would last the distance, Cujo spends more time on Cam's back now!

Don't get me wrong, the coastline here takes my breath away on every dog walk, I have witnessed more magical sunsets here in the last year than I probably have in my whole life so far, and Cam did indeed fall in love with paddle boarding (although maybe not at sunrise) Yet something was missing for both of us.

The last 11 months has taught us that we need to live by water and witness life affirming sunsets as often as possible. But we have also learned that we crave a variety of eateries over BBQ-ing on the beach.  We've discovered being located on the South Western edge of the country, brings the joy of audible (the Century trilogy by Ken Follett is highly recommended) but also that 220+ hours of listening can kill the fun.   So, although it's not something I can put my finger on specifically, when we start imagineering about tiny living in Brighton, where most things you can think of (and even more I haven't thought of yet!) are just moments away, we get so excited.  It's a feeling we just can't ignore. 

True, it's probably not the most sensible decision (neither was getting married after only knowing each other 4 months, and that worked out pretty well) but now we recognise the life we want,  it's important to follow that path and see where it leads.