I have a friend who lives in Gosport who are renting their house out to the Latvian (or some such) sailing squad for the duration, and are going on holiday. They are very interested, as thanks to the visiting sailing squad, a large chunk of their mortgage will be paid off!
So, maybe that's an idea. Where could I go for two months that I could fly undisrupted, and not have to take it all as leave....I wonder if I can convince work to send me to california for the summer!