Saturday, January 5, 2013

Another Brick in the Wall


 You may be wondering what we’ve been up to, since the end of November was the first month that we haven’t updated the blog since 2009! Well… we’ve been visiting remote islands


Driving 900 horsepower jet boats

Going on journeys with Max the German Journeyman

Doing yoga on the most magnificent, yet deserted, white sandy beaches

Talking bollox on the beach

Walking through ancient rainforests

Breaking the rules

Witnessing the 2012 family of swallow chicks take their first flight

Having close encounters with the local mammals and their young

Climbing summits with awesome friends to experience places that feel like the top of the world

Lighting lots of campfires

Reminiscing with beautiful friends

Singing

Dancing around the campfire

Dancing on the deck of the new house

Dancing on the beach

Kissing and cuddling
 

Considering forming a band

Having afternoon nanna naps

Looking at friends through, and in the lens of, what seem like rose coloured glasses
We can almost hear your shock… yes we’ve had some time off! And there is absolutely no doubt that we deserved it. It’s been a huge year and an enormous effort over the past few months to get the house ready for the strawbale workshop that started on 29 November. This earth building adventure has continued to become more about the people than the structure itself, and those people will always be a big part of the home long after we have finished enjoying our time in it. Words can’t possibly describe what the strawbale workshop was like. They say a picture speaks a thousand words, so hopefully this series that we’ve put together for you will speak volumes.