It's not drinking water that's the problem!

A week on and we have had to be really inventive this week. On Thursday when it began raining we rushed outside with every container that we could think of and collected rainwater. Very useful for washing, toilets, etc. It is amazing just how much we managed to get in the space of a couple of hours. It has also made us realise just how important it is to have a water butt to conserve water.

With the next bought of rain due tonight, the buckets, plastic boxes and paddling pool will be out on duty again! But as the rain is due overnight, they will be unmanned this time.

We are grateful to Jon's family for providing water and washing facilities - both for us and our clothes. And we can't wait for the water to be turned on again - we have never wanted to flush the toilet properly so much!