Alas I must say farewell to bcuk for a short while for those of you who are not aware, as on the 11[SUP]th[/SUP] september me and my partner Fionn (Water Gypsy of this parish) are flying to norway for a year!
It has been in the planning stages for years, constantly put off due to health problems. The time has finally arrived that I am well enough to travel again, and we can do so together.
We will be working on farms all over norway and sweden through the wwoof system, and travelling in between farms in order to see as much of the country as possible and practice some bushcraft skills. There are also various festivals lined up like the jokkmokk festival the sub zero crew visited this year, and several viking markets we want to see. As well as farm work, we will continue with traditional crafts where possible, so it is not entirely the end of my leatherworking as I have various farmers wanting me to teach them and work on some of their own projects
So whilst away we won't have as much of a presence on the forum, except when we can grab some internet time here and there so will try and put up tidbits when I can of our kit lists and trip reports etc. My small workshop is all packed away in storage so no more orders for a year!
I would like to take this time to say thank you bcuk for the incredible generosity of this community in helping me through tough times, helping me to learn skills which have given me an honest living this past year, welcoming us round the fire at meets, and for all those who have contributed towards and helped plan our norway adventure we can't thank you enough!
Until next winter,
Hamish & Fionn
It has been in the planning stages for years, constantly put off due to health problems. The time has finally arrived that I am well enough to travel again, and we can do so together.
We will be working on farms all over norway and sweden through the wwoof system, and travelling in between farms in order to see as much of the country as possible and practice some bushcraft skills. There are also various festivals lined up like the jokkmokk festival the sub zero crew visited this year, and several viking markets we want to see. As well as farm work, we will continue with traditional crafts where possible, so it is not entirely the end of my leatherworking as I have various farmers wanting me to teach them and work on some of their own projects
So whilst away we won't have as much of a presence on the forum, except when we can grab some internet time here and there so will try and put up tidbits when I can of our kit lists and trip reports etc. My small workshop is all packed away in storage so no more orders for a year!
I would like to take this time to say thank you bcuk for the incredible generosity of this community in helping me through tough times, helping me to learn skills which have given me an honest living this past year, welcoming us round the fire at meets, and for all those who have contributed towards and helped plan our norway adventure we can't thank you enough!
Until next winter,
Hamish & Fionn
