In 2018, we swapped London’s drizzle for Spain’s sizzle. Patricia was 3 months pregnant (perfect timing for a big move, said no one ever), and we decided “sustainable living” meant “let’s buy a farm and hope YouTube teaches us plumbing.” We toured Spain like two clueless participants on “A Place In The Sun”. Our checklist for paradise? Green hills, plenty of water, mild climate. Then the Sierra de Aracena Natural Park hit us with a “How YOU doin’?” and we were sold.

Finca Bravo was the first and only farm we saw in the Sierra. No electricity? Check. No plumbing? Check. 100 years of cobwebs? Checkmate. The estate agent called it “a project.” We called it “promising”. Two months later, we owned it (and our family began Googling “intervention for midlife crises”).

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