You certainly have a rich heritage and I enjoyed reading about your colourful lifestyle and especially how you got there!
I identify with returning to one's roots.
In our retirement my husband and I have returned to the coast of the province in which we grew up. The mild weather and the laid back way of living is ideal.
Kwa Zulu Natal in South Africa is entirely different from the hectic pace of Johannesburg where we worked and lived, and enjoyed ourselves, for 26 years.