We will be updating this blog every week or so as of end of march as we will be back in the uk ready to commence our new life.. 
At the end of october last year we had our caravan moved up to our plot. It was a nervous time the day of the move as the caravan hasn't really moved for at least 4 or 5 years and is getting pretty old now. Some friends of ours turned up on a lovely crisp sunny autumn morning with their landrover and hooked it up with minimal fuss and we were off, it was only ten miles to the land from the holiday park weve been living on for the last 3 years and couldn't have gone any smoother really.Our first major hurdle was the narrow access lane that we had to negotiate the caravan around, the first turn was done with little fuss but the length of the land rover and the caravan combined was around 30 feet,so after a few failed attempts the van finally snuck through the wooden farmgate with a squeak and a scrape.
At the end of october last year we had our caravan moved up to our plot. It was a nervous time the day of the move as the caravan hasn't really moved for at least 4 or 5 years and is getting pretty old now. Some friends of ours turned up on a lovely crisp sunny autumn morning with their landrover and hooked it up with minimal fuss and we were off, it was only ten miles to the land from the holiday park weve been living on for the last 3 years and couldn't have gone any smoother really.Our first major hurdle was the narrow access lane that we had to negotiate the caravan around, the first turn was done with little fuss but the length of the land rover and the caravan combined was around 30 feet,so after a few failed attempts the van finally snuck through the wooden farmgate with a squeak and a scrape.
Once on the open field that greets you as you enter our land we needed to get the caravan into a tight clearing that we had planned to use as our new home. Another expert piece of driving and that was it! job done, we were looking at our new home and our first day living in the woods, no electricity,no running water (except the small stream that borders our property) and no idea how it was going to turn out.
Immediately we gave our competent friends a tour of the woodland with pride.We were quite shocked at how much the level of the stream had risen during the last bout of heavy rainfall, a little bit concerning as it had pretty much doubled since the previous week! our friends dog thought it a great idea to jump into the stream come rapids and the strong current dragged the dog off downstream at quite a pace! combined with the freezing cold water the dog looked a little suprised and we all gave chase downstream, luckily just around the corner was a section where the dog scrambled up the bank and after a good shake was no worse for wear, just a bit embarassed i should imagine haha.The rest of the day was spent doing the usual sort out in the caravan and by nightfall and the lighting of the oil lamps with good food we were able to have a lovely sleep in the woods with just the sound of a local owl. Next step is getting the vegetable plots dug over and the huge polytunnel cleaned out ready for our first season of growing on the land,also very excited about the chickens too,lots of fresh eggs and manure,wish us luck......
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