Chasing the dream in spain

 Many thanks to Anne and goodstich44 for the comments. We have already made the rent or buy decision, and came up with rent. Due to house prices in the UK taking a bit of a battering, and the Spanish market being very stagnant, it makes sense to rent for a while to make sure we are happy to settle in an area before buying. We are going to rent out our house here, keeping the door open, so to speak. So we are going out at the end of February till the end of July. Coming home for a couple of months, taking time way up our options, while the place is full of 'tourists'.We are using it as a working holiday, finding out how things really work etc. As suggested, we are going to try converting our 'Spanglish' into Spanish. I have nasty habit of forgetting anything I don't use on a regular basis, so using the language more often, it might stick a bit better hopefully. We also considering classes. While not being rich, we do have a bit of a financial cushion, so not in need of immediate employment. Linda has taken early retirement, but I'm a little too young, so will have to do something eventually. I was thinking more along the lines of job satisfaction,as opposed to just earning money. After many years of a high pressure job, that would be nice, if at all possible. That has to be the way to go, as successive UK governments keep changing the age at which I can draw my meagre private pension. Perhaps hoping I'll pop my cloggs before drawing anything I've paid into. Maybe I'm helping to clear the national debt! Apparently, I can draw it earlier in Spain, if I move it offshore, but there seem to plenty of sharks in this area. Estate agents and timeshare salesmen seemed to have morphed themselves into another form. That's enough one finger typing for today. Once again, thanks to all who have taken the time to pass on advice.