If Bokkie had feet they would be up at the moment. She has the next six months off as a motorhome and will only be used as a van for trips to the shop or an occasional sightseeing trip, but we are now settled into 'our' home until April.
We came into the sit a day early as it had started raining non-stop and our hosts were keen to travel slightly earlier to get set up in the UK. Our trip down had worked out so that we were very close when they contacted us - we did some shopping and went to a nearby aire to empty our tanks before making our way to the house.
It really was lovely to get back to the property, as expected the owners, B&T, had tidied, mowed and trimmed everything beautifully and it all looks almost winter-ready. They have also kindly left us a huge amount of produce from the garden to enjoy: (huge) butternuts, onions, shallots and potatoes, and the potager still has spinach, chard, beetroot, parsnips and carrots growing. The walnuts are starting to drop so that is our current big project: collecting, drying and storing these for next year.
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| We've not come across Medlar before but will try preserving these. |
Jasper has grown up so much and is as friendly as ever and even old-girl Jess welcomed us home.
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| Jasper welcoming Bokkie back. |
Because we had the the three week sit earlier we knew what to expect and settled in very quickly, even though it always amazes us how much stuff we have in Bokkie - and we carry much less than most! As we knew we were here for the winter we had raided our storage in the UK for warm clothes and anything else we would need. It is really amazing to have such a lovely house to see out the winter.
We had a few meetings with B&T to go through the winter house and garden routine and had some training sessions on all the equipment. Before long they were on their way to catch the ferry to their winter home in Southampton and we were left in charge. We'll see them again in December for some tree surgery on the property, and we are hoping to see a few visitors over the next six months as well.
We won't blog regularly - only if something really interesting happens or when we get some really nice photos together. I will also do a cost and stats update once we have completed a full year on the road - in early November.
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| Jess is more difficult to catch on camera but we have no such issues with Jasper - he adores company and comfort |
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