What an exciting day we’ve had today; just after breakfast Nick knocked on the door to give us a bottle of sparkling wine as a house warming gift. It’s sad, he’s off to Holland this week to take his seventeen year old dog to the vet; looking at the dog struggling you can see it’s time for him to go but it will break Nick’s heart. He says this vet (who is also a regular/proper vet) has been treating his dog for years by dowsing him (yep, two crossed sticks, like water dowsing): he reckons that’s why he’s lived to such a grand old age. When Nick comes back he’s hoping to be renting this club just outside Lisbon where he’s going to organise music festivals and raves – he keeps talking about five week long festivals – I don’t think it’s our ‘cup of tea’, but we’d definitely go if he invited us to the gala opening!
Not long after Nick left Brett saw the man from the Mitsubishi showroom driving around the campsite so, as we assumed he was looking for us, we drove to the showroom – our new truck was there!!!!! It’s very immaculate looking, clean, and shiny; it’s already had the tow bar attached and the load liner installed, but it won’t be ready for us to collect until Thursday – it’s Brett’s birthday on Sunday, perfect timing as I can’t think of anything else to give him! We’re not actually convinced we can drive it away on Thursday, although that’s when we’re paying the balance, as we have to come back the next day (Friday) to arrange the insurance; we couldn’t understand why it couldn’t all happen on the same day.
Tomorrow we’re (well Brett’s) going to help Mark and Glen lift some heavy beams at their place; I’m just going along for the ride and because I’m nosy. Then they’re going to come to the farm to give us advice on our roofs. It’s all very chummy here on the campsite, we’re like an ex-pat community!
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