Change of plan. Due to adverse weather the crossing to Santander as been cancelled, and they cant confirm when the next sailing is. so... the plan now is to drive to Dover and spent a few days driving down through France.

First week nearly over. Have been busy. Woke up to see a new lamb on the field. just a few hours old. Mom and lamb went indoors for a few hours to bond, then came back out. She was soon out running around with the other lambs. Dave enjoyed himself with cleaning the duck/chicken hutches out. I had to stand guard with a broom to shoo away the big cockerel, who thought Dave may have been trying to steal one of his girls......... The big cockerel got him in the e...

We've moved on from Neath, and were lucky enough to be taken in as 'helpers' on our first proper Helpx experience by the Graingers of 'Ivy Cottage. We arrived in Taunton on Friday the 13th, and were met by Val and Pete, we were then introduced to the rest of the clan....Bert and Charlie, 29 sheep, 4 dogs, 4 ducks and loads of Chickens and a rather vicious cockeral! A bijou property with its own outside ''compost'' loo with a view. was to be our abode See photo's)...

Left Bidford at 10.30 to drive the 102 miles to my Sisters place in South Wales, arrived here with way too much stuff, Dawn's car was also full to the roof. Had our first night in the roof tent, what a night!!!Then found out it had been -2 degrees overnight, so we didnt feel to bad, but we had thought 'is this going to work??' Have a big long list of stuff to do to get us into the 'HelpX' frame of mind and have started to tick them off one by one. we suspended ...