8 March - 23 March 2012 The Farm

So finally we get to spend a few weeks at the farm, and we made our list of things to do. With the weather being rather horrid and no offers from anyone to take the kids off our hands, things didn't quite go to plan, but fun was had nonetheless.

Days were spent jumping in puddles, collecting grubs and bugs of all shapes and sizes, off-roading on the bikes and generally loving being back in a house.

We enjoyed the great coffee at the Albion, and the donuts and sourdough from the bakery, and in between did a few jobs on the farm, though time just ran away with us and it was time to get back on the road before we knew it.

We did manage to get the grass cut, and more importantly reinstall the electric fence to keep the wombats out. They have made several holes in the fencing and made pathways through the orchard and garden, so it was time to lock them out before they set up home under the house and damaged the foundations. It took Nick about 3 days to sort our what was going on, but all good, and fingers crossed we do not have a new family of wombats under the house on our return.

Interestingly Nick spotted a baby wombat with the one previously known as Barry, so it is thought Barry is actually a chick!