Hello all!
This weekend I went with a group of my fellow IFSA Butler students to the north of England for a homestay weekend. We stayed with a lovely couple, Alex and Douglas, on their farm. They run a social enterprise so they are very used to having groups come stay with them. Eight of us bunked in a room full of bunk beds and ate delicious home cooked comfort food for two days.
Saturday we got a tour of the nearby town of Appleby, followed by a picnic of sandwiches on a river bank, followed by spending an hour or two climbing all over castle ruins from the Norman period. The castle is known as Pendragon Castle and King Arthur's father lived there. We went to a chocolate factory in the afternoon, then we went back to the farm for tea and a long nap. After dinner we stayed up late talking from our bunk beds.
On our drive to Pendragon Castle, a sheep dog ran its herd of sheep in front of our van:
When I woke up from my nap on Saturday evening some people were reading in the kitchen and others were still sleeping. I went outside for some fresh air and ended up exploring the family's old barn with two friends, Ben and Kimberlee. We played with the family's dog and jumped on their trampoline. We were cold, but laughing. Although the visit was short, I so much appreciated the clean smelling fresh air, and the star gazing unpolluted by city lights.
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| The front of our homestay house-built in the 1700s |
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| Old Alms House in downtown Appleby |
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| Katie and I where our group had a picnic |
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| Katie, Hannah, Jenna, and Carlyle in front of one of many gorgeous views |
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| Sheep grazing in front of Pendragon Castle |
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| The chicken wasn't as interested in inter-species mingling as I was |
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| Kimberlee attempting to feed just two of the family's 70 sheep |
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| The family has 27 chickens! |
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| Successful sheep feeding excursion |
Sunday was filled with a tour of the farm and a yummy lunch before boarding the bus back to city life and classes.
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