Starting Saturday Christien and I will be house-sitting for two weeks for a family in Llanmadoc, which is out on the far north end of the Gower (right down the road, about 20 miles from Swansea, you'll remember us talking about Rhosilli, we will be north of there). Not the most glamorous of house-sits, we had looked into some in France, Spain, and Ireland ... but the most practical for us right now, basically no travel costs, etc. The owner is a Professor at Swansea U, so they were glad to get someone there associated with the school and who knows the area. Plus we figure with a "local" recommendation (all things going well, hopefully) we will have a good start toward some holiday getaway/house-sitting gigs in the future. They have 3 dogs, Lurchers (which are a mix breed, with greyhound in them) which need lots of walking. The house is right below a hill which we will be walking with the dogs every day, with 360 degree views of the sea and peninsula. They are just up from pine woods, dunes, and beach. No market except a tiny co-operative place just down the road. A real Welsh village. So we will take lots of pics and I will update how it goes! We will have internet, but not on our laptops, so I will have to post pics later.
In other news, our move will likely be the week of Sept 10th, sometime between the 10th and 17th. We are moving into a studio apartment -- which will take a little getting used to after all the enormous amount of space we've had here at Beck. However, with fire alarms and workmen and landscapers and 3 a.m. students talking outside our room, I think we are looking forward to a change. And the place will be cheaper, as well, which is good cause we need to save money, as usual!
I leave you, then, with a Swansea shot ....
This is down at the boardwalk near the beach looking back up into Brynmill and toward the Uplands. The lights and stands of the Cricket/Rugby grounds you can see right in the foreground.
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