The first test trees
To test whether avocado trees grow well on our property, we had three trees planted on a trial basis today. The trees are 2 years old and of course do not bear fruit yet. We also still have to provide
Palms just had to be
Now we could finally have the egg drive completed, but have quickly noticed that something is missing. Our gardener has and then brought on the idea to plant palm trees, because after all we are on Mallorca and there palm
Two columns and a rusty gate
Since our property was freely accessible, any strangers constantly walked across and looked at everything, as if it were normal to walk around on other people's property, just because it is not fenced. So we decided to block the driveway
Roof collapse
Currently, the weather is very bad in Mallorca, it rains a lot and up in the mountains it has even snowed. Also, there was quite a storm and since the finca has no windows yet, the wind could of course
Drainage of the water basin
After we successfully relocated the fish, we naturally wanted to remove the remaining stinky mud in the water basin as quickly as possible. Our gardener rounded up a few workers and first dried out the pool, then filled the dried
Fisch in the water basin
When we explored the Safreig (water basin) during the first tour, we saw that there were 4 carp living in the dirty water. They were doing well, so at first we thought nothing of it and just threw some bread
Findings
Of course, in an old house that has been empty for so long, you can find a lot of junk, but in between we also discovered a lot of things that we definitely want to preserve and somehow reintegrate into
History of the Finca
After entering our chosen finca for the first time, we discovered some things inside that raised questions in us. Being very interested in the history of our house, we had decided to track down the original owners and ask them
View inside
When we could open the door to the inside of the finca for the first time, we held our breath for a moment, we were so excited. And then we were overwhelmed and knew immediately how it will look when
Search for the suitable plot of land
We spent two years looking at lots of houses and plots of land until we found this plot of land with a ruined farm on it, which was ideal for our purposes. We were immediately enthusiastic and immediately analyzed whether