How?

How?

There were many factors to consider. Schools for the children, where would we live, what would we do with our life in London...

We struggled to find a school which would take both our 7 year old and our 5 year old. Some schools wanted to send our 7 year old to an immigration school for a year, where she would learn nothing else but Dutch. The international schools had no places available and long waiting lists. 

Four days before we were due to leave, we found a school which had places for both children and wouldn't send our oldest off to immigration school.

For some reason, it seemed difficult to rent out our house in London. We had three estate agents on the case, but hardly anyone came to view. Also a few days before we were due to leave, we hired a new estate agent and they found a tenant that same day. 

So it all came together in the week before we were due to leave. 

We decided to take the car and travel by overnight ferry, which was a lot of fun. Here are the children on their bunk bed in our cabin.