nomadonanomad

25/09/2019 Simon ‘Wardy’ Ward is nomadonanomad When I first discovered ‘Workaway’ I was really keen to get on board and I had soon registered including paying the annual fee of $42US. It seemed like a wonderful opportunity to learn new skills, get to know local people and live their life, whilst at the same time…

15/09/2019 Simon ‘Wardy’ Ward is nomadonanomad My journey from Montevideo to the farm near Zarate was going to be spread over three days. Mathias drove me to the outskirts of the city, saving me about 20 kms which was a big help as I still had over 100 kms to go to the hotel I’d…

05/09/2019 Simon ‘Wardy’ Ward is nomadonanomad I’m still here at the farm on the outskirts of Montevideo, an oasis in the culinary desert that is Uruguay. I had to chuckle the other day when out and about I passed (No, I didn’t call in) a MacDonald’s and it got me thinking about a local going…

07/07/2019 Simon ‘Wardy’ Ward is nomadonanomad In a recent post I was able to show off the first stage of my fitting out of the storeroom that’s situated just behind the bakery. Previously the room was untidy to say the least, with boxes full of all sorts chucked on the floor as there was no…

22/06/2019 Simon ‘Wardy’ Ward is nomadonanomad The last month has just flown by and I have been as busy as a busy thing, really enjoying having something to do particularly the chance to actually produce something, and all of it comes from reclaimed/scrap metal and timber. All I have to do is find the right…

19/05/2019 Simon ‘Wardy’ Ward is nomadonanomad I’ve been at the farm in the outskirts of Montevideo for two weeks now and it’s time for an update. I love this place and my hosts are fantastic. My ‘chicken trailer’ is surprisingly comfortable and warm, the food is great and plentiful, and my project regarding turning a…

15/05/2019 Simon ‘Wardy’ Ward is nomadonanomad The ‘farm’ was getting on my nerves. Throughout my working life I used to crave solitude as that was a rare luxury for me. I had folks wanting a piece of me 24/7 and to be able to get home and shut the door was bloody marvellous. This was…

26/04/2019 Simon ‘Wardy’ Ward is nomadonanomad Eventually the day came when the chicks could be moved from the kitchen, where they were getting on my nerves, outside. Brilliant! I really did think it was my Birthday and the constant noise and smell was, at long last, going to be a thing of the past. A…

09/04/2019 Simon ‘Wardy’ Ward is nomadonanomad From just the 2 cats, there are now 2 cats, 10 chicks and Vaquita the Border Collie who is great company and a real bundle of energy. The next morning Fede called in and we set off for the livestock market in the pickup. The pickup, or maybe it…

04/04/2019 Simon ‘Wardy’ Ward is nomadonanomad The farm. I described it in my previous post as an ‘overgrown sub-tropical jungle’. I estimated it to be approx. 120 metres long and about 15 metres wide, sandwiched between two other properties, with no other dwellings close by. I’ve just found out from Fede that at the end…