From Spectre HQ: Operation move HQ

You have no idea how busy it's been here at HQ. One paltry mistake by my Head of Flying Division and that damned weather machine we picked up cheap on Ebay, and look what happened. The underground lair FLOODED. Cheers @Corvusfluff.

Heads rolled, I assure you.

First, of course there was the drying off

and then came the clearing up

(Lots of it.. wasn't there)

And then came the problem.

No not the one about the Memos on the Pin Board. Even more important than that;

I mean I ask you, how much clearing up can one secret organisation do without drawing attention to itself?

Any way, once people know where you are, you just have to bite the bullet. Obviously the underground lair thing isn't working out. So we're going to move.

So... How do you put a Top Secret Lair on the market?

How much do you put it on for?

Who's going to buy the damned thing?

And what can the estate agent say about the previous owners, the decor or the fact that it's a large echo-y cavernous heap?

And then once we've sold HQ what do we replace it with?

A snow bound lair? Possible....

But we don't want to step on "you know who", or his toes - it's a tad too close to Christmas for that...

Some Operatives suggested a Volcanic base. Certainly we wouldn't have to worry about the heating bills. So I got the estate agent to send over some details. But to be honest, the photographs weren't all that prepossessing.

Or that safe.....

Then we had a brain wave...

Trees for the Flying Division.

Weather warm enough to counter the idiosyncrasies of that weather machine.

Clear blue skies - ideal weather for cats

Our choice?

Tracy Island.

Ok, now I know that it's a bit well known. But then we do deserve the best. We are Spectre after all, and we are celebrating our 50th anniversary in the movies... And even though I say it myself, we deserve the best.
And look at it.
Isn't it lovely?