Goodricks' Goodies

Plonevez-du-Faou Tuesday,July 17th - Thursday, July 26th A work away is where you stay at a working place for free and they provide food and lodging for your services. As a family of 6 (oldest 10, youngest 6), we're not the ideal people to have work, but our host allowed us to come. You typically are expected to work about 4-5 hours/day and you get weekends off. The work away we're at has about 24 horses, about 75 lambs, a dog, a pony, several rabbits, a very old dog named Bailey, and four chickens. Tuesday We arrived Tuesday evening and were acquainted with our host, Lisa, and her son Ryan (age 6). Lisa is British which was a relief so the language isn't a problem. Lisa is wonderful. I have really enjoyed speaking with her. She's very down to earth and personable. It's amazing to me that she hosts people from all different countries, nationalities, languages, etc. in her home for weeks! She doesn't have much of a way to vet them, so I think she's lear...

Falkirk, Scotland Wednesday, July 11, 2018 -Traveled from Newton Stuart to Falkirk - 2.5 hours -Stopped at Loch Lomond where we sang the song, played at the playground, walked on the "bonnie banks", ate lunch and bought ice cream and ice lollys (popsicles). -Spencer was blind today due to the bike accident where he split the skin open near his eye, saying he couldn't open either eye. The kids, especially Talmage, loved helping him comb his hair, get his shoes on, buckling him in the car, guiding the blind boy, etc. It was sweet. -Our accommodations at Metro Inns, Falkirk: This is a hotel that has a double bed and on bottom and one single bed on top. Allison, Brianna and Talmage are in one room and Spencer is with us. There's a sink in the room, but no toilet or shower. The airplane-like toilets are "self-cleaning" which means the floor is usually wet (Spencer thinks it's pee everytime; he says it's sticky). Thankfully, the showers are on...

July 1 st , 2018 - London Church in English at the Crystal Palace Ward Drive to Tisbury July 2 nd , 2018 – Tisbury Bath                 -great free city tour 2pm                 -park                 -ice cream July 3 rd , 2018 - Tisbury Longleat                 -Safari drive through (twice)                 -Adventure castle                 -maze                 -West Hatch – where Simon Hoyt was born 1590 July 4 th , 2018 - Tisbury Longlea...