I’m churning these out, right now because such a lots has been going on, more is about to happen. I don’t want to forget it.
We headed to Pea Farmhouse as Hery needed some help with his guests and Ibu was going there to cook.
We peeled the garlic and the smallest onions I’ve ever seen, in vast amounts! We also helped with the washing up. That night we slept in the cabin. Weirdly the locals often leave the lights on at night so we had to cover our heads to sleep. We never got the bottom of that.
I think I should mention the toilets and I know I could not understand how they were used in Nepal. I’m still baffled, around drying yourself as much as anything else, someone did say that the women take something to pat themselves dry after washing. Our host has provided loo roll just for us I think. You can’t flush the paper so it goes into buckets and bags for burning too.
Anyway Tatajana had a rather interesting guest when she went to the loo!
The next day Hery’s guests were in no hurry to leave so he set us to work weeding the pineapples.
Many hands make light work! The only downside was these seeds that have two minute hooks, they stick to your clothes and skin! We spent a rather relaxed time chatting and picking them off afterwards. We’ve been trying to persuade Hery to have Workaways or WWOOFers, it would really help him out I think!
Another time Hery was having a pool table delivered for his games room (just a covered area for when it rains), and when I say delivered it has to be carried up about 200 metre steep climb (1km), it took 12 men in bare feet! Brain was there, he’s the short one at the back!
What other things have we done chores wise?
Feeding chickens, helping with avocado picking, well only putting them in bags while Ibu’s parents snag them in nets on poles.
We wash up dishes, we wash our own clothes (we have done a couple of floor mats too).
Sometimes Tatjana has cooked, I don’t think I dare and if you know me you’ll know my cooking can be hit and miss at the best of times. I can make Bumbu though (sauce or paste in the pestle and mortar). Tatjana likes raking the drive although that’s Ibu’s mums job after sitting at the market all day.
Work is quite relaxed and walking is slow, Tatjana and I have been told to slow down on more than one occasion. What I would say though is the whole day is about working, harvesting, cooking or cleaning unless there is an event.
The weather in my pictures looks glorious and it usually is in the morning but later in the afternoon or evening storms occur! (Rain with lightning but not much wind) It’s always warm and I seem to have swapped my body for a warmer one as I’m always hot here, whereas Tatjana can feel cold! At home in the UK I’m generally the cold one!
The Travelling Bee 