Friday, 28 March 2014

Day 58 - Ketapang Borneo - more wood moving and enrichment



I woke up from the best sleep I have had in the last two months. I felt pain free and relaxed. However, by the time I got to work relaxed had turned to lethargic. I just could not snap out of being a zombie (maybe she rubbed that weird stuff in me) by the time I got the the island every bit of my back was aching and the soles of my feet were sore. I struggled through with some encouragement from the others, we moved more and more posts. Then it started raining and we all lost motivation trudging through it trying not to slip on the instant mud that appears as soon as it starts. Dispute our moods we shifted a 'shit ton' (as Vicky the American calls it) of posts.

Lunch was well deserved by all. Joules and I watched Breaking Bad for a bit. I watched the first five seasons when I was here last time but couldn't ever find the last five episodes. But she has them so I can finally find out what happens! 

For the first part of the afternoon we all went up to move wood. Random bits that have been left from bridge construction. I think we had already walked a good 8km in the morning and must have added another four doing this. My back was slowly giving up and thankfully we got to spend the rest of it making enrichment items for the Orangs.

You may think this would have been a relief but sitting wasnt doing me any favours either. I needed to resort to painkillers, but I didn't have any. We made leaf parcels with nuts and raisins and honey in and tied them up. They would be hung in the juniors night cages and on the lead up to them to make getting them in for bed easier. It was very relaxing, no one really spoke we just sat quietly listening to music making away. 

At home we had my favourite dinner of pea and squid curry with Spanish omelette that had noodles in the middle. I treated myself to a warm rain water Mandy which was delightful and I felt nice and clean. I managed to FT my dad which was an achievement in itself and then got a chance to speak with my mum and aunty later on. Not only that the pain had reduced in my back. Perfect. Karmele came to say goodbye as we won't see her again before we leave. It would have been nice to speak to her more but we jests didn't cross paths that much.

                                    

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