Hello!
I am sorry I have not written an update in a few months. Craig, Burley and I have been very busy!
About a month ago, we spent two weeks helping out on a dairy farm. Boy, was it an experience! We helped out with many different farm chores including feeding the calves and milking the cows (not by hand, but we had to put the machines on the cows' udders). During this time we lived with the farm family and got to know the farmer, his wife, and their two children. They really liked Burley! We were very tired by the end of the two weeks. I do not think I will become a dairy farmer!
Now we are helping out at another farm. This time it is owned by a young husband and wife who are our age. They have horses, cows, sheep, chickens, and pets (2 cats and 2 dogs). We're doing lots of different things here as well: helping weed the veggie garden, gathering eggs, moving cows from one field to another, painting fences, and the grossest job of all - shovelling horse poo! Someone has to do it, I guess!
We will be leaving this farm in a few days. Who knows what adventures we will get up to next!
Right now we are at the top of the south (bottom) island. The red lines on the map show you where we have driven:
