After spending the last two days with a second elbow due to a bite I woke this morning to a second knee. I have been lucky with the quantity of bites but my reactions although not itchy include lots of swelling. It was back to work with the bears today. Sinead is an old bear recently surrendered to Matang from Semegogh, she arrived with no hair but it is slowly growing back. We got the chance to release her into the outdoor enclosure only the second time since she arrived. It's amazing to see a bear that probably hasn't seen grass in her 18years, sniffing about the enclosure. A real privalige.
After the usual husbandry we got to make some packages for them in hessian sacks, leaves, peanut butter, porridge and jam. I cut the morning session off early to go and see Rosey. She was a bit grumpy today and didn't like the food she had been given so was busy launching it out the cage, I would give it back she would take a bite then throw it at the floor. I decided to go round the other side, take a seat to give her rub. As I was doing so an English couple walked past and commented on what a lovely job I have, I didn't have the heart to tell them it was temporary, and I really felt so lucky to be doing what I am especially my time with Rosey. What an honour.
At lunch I made my first batch of egg fried rice, it wasn't overly successful as I burnt the rice but it was edible and I was starving. In the afternoon I opted to work on the farm building some new paths, Mel and I smashed through them in our normal way and soon we were joined by Beau. TSL were on a roll. Once we were finished everyone else got a lift back home, TSL walked, we needed beer and the shop was on the way, plus it is a nice wind down before getting home.
We decided to try the steak again tonight, it was a disaster, the meat just is a bit shit out here. FACT! Beau however, made an awesome pudding from ice cream, chocolate and cookies. You guessed it farm had killed us all so we headed to bed.
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