Housesitting in Wales-the places, pets and people

with Hector at Pentran Ifan, Wales
with Hector at Pentran Ifan, Wales

One of the things we get asked about most is our accommodations, everyone wants to know about our homes away from home and how we can afford these long stays.  One of the things that’s made it possible for us is House sitting, I almost want to keep it a secret as its almost too good to be true but it is! We apply (through Trusted House-sitters) to move into peoples homes to look after their pets and home while they are away on vacation.  We stay for free in exchange that they know their furry children will be loved and cared for and their home well looked after. We’ve done a few in Scotland and a few in England now and we are hooked.  I’ll explain house sitting in another post but for now here is a glimpse into how great it can be.

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Our Second HouseSit near Broxburn, Scotland

Skye, our temporary puppy
Skye, our temporary puppy

On Sunday we settled in to our second house sit as our billets left for a holiday in Sherwood Forest, Nottingham.  Yes, the home of Robin Hood is a real place!  Well thank goodness for a housesit, the timing was needed as both Janet and I have been sick.  Mine only lasted a few days as a bad cold/flu bug but as soon as we settled in to our second place Janet got hit hard. She’s been in bed since so we’ve just been laying low and enjoying our temporary home.  Luckily we were fine on moving days as I don’t know what we’d do if we had to travel while being sick.  We had anticipated getting ill at some point but not so early on, hopefully we’ve got that done and over with now. If Janet’s not better tomorrow we might need to make a trip to the doctor.

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Our First House Sit

With Kai and Phoenix at our House Sit
With Kai and Phoenix at our House Sit

 

Well we are a few days into our first house sit in a small village called Cambus, in the Clackmananshire area of Scotland, near Stirling.  It’s suburban but on the edge of a rural area so the best of both worlds with sheep farms and countryside a step away. We’ve settled into a routine and living life like the local Scots which really isn’t much different from life at home, only the accents are different.

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