Monday was the start of my last week on the farm. I was only ever intending to stay for a couple of weeks but by the time I leave I would have been on the farm over a month. The weather at the start of the week was really good which meant the farm had completely dried out. The owner was also away Monday and Tuesday which meant we were running the farm alone, not that he does anything anyway. This meant we were able to tidy the place up a bit and we even managed to paint a few of the fences which made it look a bit cleaner.
By Wednesday I had the afternoon off and I decided I would go geocaching as I haven't really properly been since I left home. Nearby the farm there was a mountain bike trail which had a load of geocaches along it so I decided to take a bike and find some of them which other than being extremely wet and muddy was a successful afternoon. There was even a geocache right outside the farm!
On Thursday I went round and fixed a few of the broken things round the farm, the main one being this gate which the pigs keep lifting off the hinges to get in together. I basically just wrapped loads of wire round it which now means if they get it off the hinges it won't topple over. I also finally managed to fix the guinea pigs cage which the goat repeatedly keeps breaking by jumping on it when it climbs off the roof. By Friday the weather turned and luckily with it only my half day I didn't have to work all day but the rain was just persistent which meant I was stuck inside all day.
Saturday was an interesting day as the owner decided he was shutting down the farm park. Apparently the government are cracking down on people employing backpackers in return for food and accomodation and say the hours worked should effectively equate to what the accomodation and food is worth. In my case I probably work more hours than what I get in return which I suppose is a good thing for me in terms of future employment, but in terms of the animals it's a bad thing as many are now going to be shot dead as they can't be looked after. Apparently he is going to keep the llama trekking and the wacky stays accomodation, but shut down the farm park which with respect doesn't really bring in much money. It was a sad day though because many of the animals I've been looking after are now going to die.
Sunday was my last day and I had the afternoon off. I'm definitely going to miss the animals, and things like waking up to the sheep and goatie outside my room in the morning for me to stroke them (a couple even give me their paws). I'll even miss Peppa Pig who despite being extremely annoying is funny because she always gets her cream cakes in the morning and loves being rolled upside down to have her belly rubbed. It was also nice to say goodbye to Bambi, Pony, Donkey, and Wallaby before they die, and I'll obviously miss the llamas too. In the afternoon in just sorted out a few things before I left to head south the next morning.
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