97. LLanberis - North West Wales - House and Pet Sitting - Episode 25

We arrived in Llanberis in the north-west of Wales and fell in love with Mt Snowdon. 

Perched high above the riff-raff and overlooking all the mountains in the range, this place is spectacular. 

We have 4 days with these two lovely woofers and 7 chooks. We met the owner who filled us in on what was required, which for the dogs, was easy. The chickens however...

There was a list of instructions a foot long as to what had to happen and when. In the morning, one chook must be picked up put in another pen and fed yoghurt with her medicine. The others had pellets that had to be soaked in water for 5 minutes before feeding them. 

Just before the chooks get put away at 5.30pm, they must be fed 10 grapes, not 9 or 11, but 10, sliced in half and then cut into tiny pieces and sprinkled with crushed egg shells. But not the chook who has yoghurt! She again must be separated from the others and fed her yoghurt dish. Oh, and their water must have a measure of apple cider vinegar. And did I mention the chook with the yoghurt has to be turned upside down to vomit liquid if it builds up in her throat? Funny, the homeowner must have forgotten to put this information in the ad...

In all honesty, we're having a laugh about it. Never a dull moment here!

                                    Voila Millie & Aslan, who weren't allowed on the couch. There was some kind of spiky plastic sheets all over the furniture to keep the animals off. It's difficult to bond with dogs when they, and we, are so restricted. So we removed the spiky things so we could all sit down and gave them lots of cuddles.  

Penny has been fantastic. We have covered about 8000kms since we bought her. There is no way we could do these country sits without her. Thank you Penny!

The Cottage.

Mt Snowdon.

A 20-minute drive to this impressive castle in Caernarfon.

I finally found out what this section in the car was for. Someone said drinks... Nah!

          

I'm not sure why Paul has named our car, but she has relentlessly navigated the 3'6" roads that make up the Welsh hills and valleys. 

From here we have a 4-5 hour drive to Churchill in Somerset where we have a 10 day sit. I have a feeling it's a very nice place to be...