I promised Steve I would do the Donkey field circuit twice and come home to help shift logs. He also promised not to do them without me.
Breakfast is a nightmare with Beti, I gave it to her at 7.15am this morning, did my chorus, sat on the bed with my cuppa looking at Facebook and when I went back through at 8.45am, she hadn't touched it. I'd already told Steve that I was taking it off her today if she hadn't eaten ... and as usual as I approached her crate, she started to eat. Sorry too late Beti, I took it off her so we could go out walking.
As soon as I started walking the rain started to pour, oh well, plod on. Beti and Ross having a lovely time running up and down the track as I struggled uphill. After doing a circuit of the "comin" we set off back down behind the quarry wall, you can see it from top to bottom so again "run and fun" for these two. About three quarters of the way down there is a gateway to fields where there are cows and sheep. Beti's bum disappeared around the corner. I called her, she came back, I praised her, and off she went, again her bum disappeared around the corner ... I suddenly felt uncomfortable and called her back again. She came thundering up the track, I gave her lots of praise, but then popped her on the lead. As I got to the opening, I was horrified to find the gates bent and buckled with plenty of room for a GSD to go through, well Ross did, but instantly came back. Wow, disaster avoided and well done Beti. As I continued walking I figured out that the free roaming cattle must have damaged the gateway. There was cow shit all over the track and the path was churned into slipper mud making it quite uncomfortable to walk. But yeah, well done Beti and Ross.
Because I'd walked Beti and Ross first I was able to feed Beti when I got back - yep she was hungry!
As so many of the path start from the donkey field, I decided not to go back that way, but to go down towards Gerlan with Orin and Siska. Yeah, I'd not been to the cottage in ages and I really enjoyed the walk down. I saw the lamas and went further to see the alpaca, Oh god they are adorable, but I've forgotten their names. Everywhere was so pretty, so colourful ... so I'm kind of glad I didn't end up doing the same walk twice.
