Chilfrome

Day 185

22 November 2009

Despite the weather being really horrible, I decided that we needed to get out of the house and off somewhere different. So after consulting a guide to festive activities in Dorset, we headed to a tiny village outside Dorchester, called Chilfrome. It has 17 houses, a farm, and a church. Today they were holding their Christmas bazaar. We mooched about for an hour or two, bought some cheese, some cider apple juice, looked at some black Alpaca, a young blacksmith showing how to smith metal, took part in the lucky dip and tombola, and my little girl had her face painted. All in all, a successful afternoon!

Three fascinating facts about Alpaca: They come from Peru; they are part of the camel family; and a baby Alpaca is called a Cria. My daughter was very interested in them.