PVC pipe doesn’t cut it out here in the wilderness!
When we first laid our LAN and power cables between the house and the antenna on the hill for our rural net connection, we just had them naked and hammered …
Mouse attack!
Out here in the wilderness the mice are relentless! there’s no point trapping them and taking them away or even killing them, because within hours of their absence others quickly …
Cycling back home from Caxias
Since we both now have decent bikes, we decided to try riding all the way back from Caxias! Normally this would be about 80km (60km to Lageado Grande, and then …
Beth’s new bike
We’ve been in Caxias for a few days again to get some supplies and hook up with some new contacts. We cycled to Lageado Grande and then got the bus …
Eduardo visits with a few friends!
It can get a bit isolated at the land, especially after a couple of weeks of rain like we’ve just had! But then I heard the familiar sound of bike …
Starting a well
Max and Lucy are both dowsers, and after we told them that we were thinking of digging a well after Rui had done some dowsing a few weeks ago, they …
Back to the land after our visit to Caxias
We got back to the land yesterday after spending about ten days at Eduardo and Tiago’s place in Caxias. We had an awesome time there as Eduardo introduced us to …
Aran’s new bike
Eduardo found a really good bike for an excellent price that we went to take a look at this morning. We were to meet the guy selling it at 11:30, …
Visiting Caxias
We’re in Caxias now, and have been here for about a week now. We cycled the first 20km from our land via Lava Pes to Lajeado Grande which is the …
Finding water on our land
Most of the water we use is for plants and washing clothes and dishes, and for these purposes the river water is fine. But we also need about 20L per …