Today was a mixed bag of good and not so good. We had a break from the 100 degree heat which was wonderful, and we made progress on finding a more permanent apartment - saw one today and will see two or three more tomorrow. The one we saw today is in the same complex we are in now which means keeping the same interesting historic neighborhood, making an easy move, and keeping a swimming pool which is extremely rare in this subtropical city.
We also got invited to house sit for friends from Lubbock in Granada for three weeks starting July 1, which is really appealing.
The not so good thing is that it turns out we have to have a permanent address to start the process of getting our Residency cards - and it is a process. I had the impression from the Spanish Embassy in DC that we would just show our Visa Residencia to the Police, fill out a form and receive the card. But no. It will take several trips to different places, showing our housing contract, paying taxes, etc. and it puts the pressure on us to find that permanent place right away so that we can even start the process. The visa runs out on August 13.
