A goat. And Elaine....

July 9th 2011
FRIDAY 8TH JULY Garden work abandoned for the day as so much rain fell yesterday evening and last night. Elaine did rooms with Zara while I did some DIY stuff, including trying to fix the loo in the “staff” quarters. I know getting out of the comfort zone is one of the objectives of this holiday, but in no way did I expect that to extend to the repair of French toilets…… The cistern was ... read more

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Bill Gibbon

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"Elliam" - it's a clumsy amalgamation of Elaine and William - although no-one ever calls me William, I'm Bill. So a pretty rubbish name really, but hey, that's what we've got and there's no changing it. The lovely wife Elaine and I are taking time out to see something of the world by travelling through SE Asia, Oceania and S America, starting Sept 2011. We've done some tourist travel before, but this is our first proper travelling adventure. And to be honest, it's quite disconcerting for a couple who's combined ages are 117 to be stepping so far outside their previous comfort zone. There wi... full info

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