definitly no 1 for us, we have a place out there in Calis and it would be no hardship to be there longer than we planned,we always regret having to leave our place in the sun, the problem we have at the moment is the employment situation in the UK, my husband is self employed in the plastering and building sector, he has been in that trade since he left school in 1970 he is only 55, we have managed to buy our own home with no help from the government the trouble is the uk doesnt seem to be interested in helping those that have done their best to help themselves, at the moment peter my husband is having problems with his joints ceasing up with all this cold and damp weather we have here, he has been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and a bad cartilage in his left knee :(and has been told that it it needs keyhole surgery to wash it out as they say, so he cant work very well at the moment and is in constant pain, he is due for the surgery on 4th may and we are due out on 22nd may for 3 weeks but with the money situation tight at the moment it is very iffy at the moment wether we will make it, hope so he could do with rest and recuperation, so could i