Penhaven at play!

Had a great flight to Singapore with Swiss Air. Met at airport by Yumin and Leon. Yumin was a farmstay guest 3 years ago and we have kept in touch😍.   Had a look around one of the terminal complex, The Jewel - huge shopping area in an architecturally beautiful complex.  Enjoyed our first of many food explosions! Kiwi food so bland in comparison!  Yumin was an amazing local guide! We enjoyed time with her family and seeing sights of Singapore!  This is the year of the rabbit. The year of the dragon that's me! The year of the snake is Paul and Yumin (24 year gap) The Tooth relic Buddhist temple -"was stunning on the inside! We visited it with Yumin and her sister Yuchun. Singapore claims to be a city in a garden! I think they do a good job of it! Look at all that food!!! An amazing meal with Yumin's parents and sister and brother-in-law. Marie eating the crab claw! We enjoyed a relaxing stretching yoga session with Yumin's friend -Lulu. Was wonderful but always alarming

 22 December 2022 -2 January 2023 Our last house sit for this adventure was from 22 to 30 December in Twickenham. A small apartment in a secure block looking after Ollie, a 13 year old cat for a young couple in their 30s. They are an American and a Danish couple going back to his family in Denmark for Xmas. We were kindly left a bottle of bubbles and some English treats from chocs, Pringles and Xmas mince tarts!  We enjoyed being only a 25 minute walk from Jade's partner Sam's parents home to enjoy fun family times. We had great meals, plenty of games and laughter! Plus enjoyed having a night or 2 of Jade staying with us including Xmas Eve. Had a great Palmer family zoom covering Brisbane, London, Wellington and Thames on Christmas morning - Sam walked over to our House-sit to be part of that. Christmas brunch with Jade. Christmas dinner with the Harrison family (Sam's family). Enjoyed looking around Twickenham and Teddington. Great marble sculpture in Yorke House Gardens i