Four year update in Four Oaks campsite, Henley

 Monday 07/11/22

We've come full circle (almost) and are camped less than 300m of where we spent our first night in Bokkie on 08/11/2018.  Four years ago we handed over the keys to our house and shakily made our way to Henley to begin a new adventure in our life.

Bokkie camping near one of the campsite's oaks.

On Friday the Farnham owners returned so we reluctantly handed over the animals and the house (but forgot their house keys in my pocket!) and headed off to Henley for a few days before our next sit starts.  Luckily my driving confidence has improved substantially since those early days and we have settled into camping life in spite of the grey, wet weather currently on offer.

Walking along the river Thames in Henley

We have now been 'on the road' for 1,461 nights and have spent 861 in house-sits, 192 with Charmaine, 188 in campsites, 141 in official aires, 39 in national park accommodation and 39 wild camping.  We hadn't really considered house-sitting as an option when we started this adventure, but we quickly realised that we needed something to keep us busy and give us new experiences along the way.

We've also had our French visas approved which opens up travel opportunities for next year and so, the adventures continue.  We still have two house sits in the UK which will see us through the rest of the year and will then head to Brittany to look after Jess and Jasper for three months.  

In April we head to South Africa for a few weeks to visit family and then plan on spending the European summer travelling in Bokkie.

The three of us enjoying a meal in the Giggling Squid in Henley