So here we are in the third place on our adventures - the stunning Pyrenees Orientales, near a town called Amelie les Bains on another isolated farm, up 9 km of really very windy (but tarmaced road).
The weather has been amazing and we are still comfortably eating all our meals out doors. There are a few other WWOOFers and a few paying guests and we all have meals together. We are loving the evening campfires too which provide a cosy place to sit before and after meals where we can chat and drink "green tea" - another WWOOFER'S name for the cheap larger that is provided (it's in green cans)! Even got my guitar out last night, wanting to feel like I was doing the proper campfire thing - can't actually play more than a few cords, so quickly put it down again, but it felt good to do! And the stars are amazing - such clear skies.
We've had to work pretty hard - half the time shovelling and carting donkey pooh for compost- we shifted 47 big sacks of the stuff down the mountain to the garden. We had to take a cart up the hill each time which was a bit of a walk and on the way I was inspired to come up with a little ditty:
Oh donkey pooh, oh donkey pooh how fabulous you are
for the garden and the compost heap
we have brought you from afar
We dig you up and drag you down the hill onto the farm
And count the bags that are piling up
and proudly feel my arms
and legs, and back, that are joining in the list of aching parts.
It's rather nice in all this sun to do this tough old job
And we're very glad there is no rain or we'd be walking in a bog
of donkey pooh, ah yes you're great, but we'll leave you there for now.
A different job next week I think, and for now a nice sit down!
Andy's actually on wood chopping duty now, and I've been making jam, and we've all been woking as master bakers making bread and cakes which got sold on a market stall today here in Ceret. Should we be asking for a cut?!
Tegan has been helping us in everything we do in her own inimitable style and seems to be really enjoying herself - there's chickens, a rabbit, horse, dogs and cats all of which she loves, not to mention the river, woods and gardens to keep her amused. Just as importantly the other people here also seem to enjoy Tegan's company and she has managed to entertain everyone with her friendly chat and comic ways!
There are a few rather unusual people who we are learning about, including those who only eat raw food - not quite sure what to say about this at the moment, will wait until I have learnt more! And a couple who have been WWOOFING for 4 years - not bad!
We are writing this in an internet cafe so I think it's time to go now and maybe we will be better organised to write some more inspiring thoughts next time.
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