A day I had planned for a few weeks now, with a fellow explorer who I hadn't seen in an age and a non-forum member who was front and centre on our Italian trip. The plan was simple stay part way up on route to break the driving a little. Sadly a term I have used in the past and UrbanX has heard on many occasion "I was Butlered", but I wasn't Butlered once I was Butlered 4 times in less than a day.
Butlered 1 - Sorry mate been delayed so won't make it to you until late.
Butlered 2 - Just got back to get my gear and thinking I will get my head down and meet your early doors at the hotel.
Butlered 3 - Ahh F*** mate sorry I have only just get up I'll meet you at the first site.
Butlered 4 - Not gonna make it mate everything is going off and I need to be up early tomorrow for an early day at work.
Needlesss to say I had given up after Butlered 2 but still it provides an insight into being Butlered, most famously UrbanX, myself and another non-forum member were Butlered when we went to Berlin, not before we took off, no they phoned us whilst we were waiting for him in arrivals at Berlin Airport.
Anyway enough of that, on with the explore. I had seen this site pop up numerous times on Fb and really wanted to see it, I don't have a lot of history and that probably best for these little time capsules. Perched high on a slope in a windswept part of our fine isle lays an old farmers cottage, and judging by the items in there it was most likely a diary farm.
We pitched up at a spot we had decided was ideal as the two ways to the place were either a tough slog up a steep slope, or drive past the current farmers house and announce ourselves. Slope walk it was and boy was it a tough one, but it was certainly worth it.
The outside of the cottage is very non descript and looking at it you would have been forgiven for thinking its a pointless trip to an empty shell. Poke your head in the door and you are pleasantly surprised. Anyway on with the photos I hope you enjoy.
Butlered 1 - Sorry mate been delayed so won't make it to you until late.
Butlered 2 - Just got back to get my gear and thinking I will get my head down and meet your early doors at the hotel.
Butlered 3 - Ahh F*** mate sorry I have only just get up I'll meet you at the first site.
Butlered 4 - Not gonna make it mate everything is going off and I need to be up early tomorrow for an early day at work.
Needlesss to say I had given up after Butlered 2 but still it provides an insight into being Butlered, most famously UrbanX, myself and another non-forum member were Butlered when we went to Berlin, not before we took off, no they phoned us whilst we were waiting for him in arrivals at Berlin Airport.
Anyway enough of that, on with the explore. I had seen this site pop up numerous times on Fb and really wanted to see it, I don't have a lot of history and that probably best for these little time capsules. Perched high on a slope in a windswept part of our fine isle lays an old farmers cottage, and judging by the items in there it was most likely a diary farm.
We pitched up at a spot we had decided was ideal as the two ways to the place were either a tough slog up a steep slope, or drive past the current farmers house and announce ourselves. Slope walk it was and boy was it a tough one, but it was certainly worth it.
The outside of the cottage is very non descript and looking at it you would have been forgiven for thinking its a pointless trip to an empty shell. Poke your head in the door and you are pleasantly surprised. Anyway on with the photos I hope you enjoy.
