More Cows plus Bays

We’re in Cow Bay again like stink on a finger. This is day four and the final one of our trip. Presently, George and David (George’s neighbor up here… did I mention that yet?) are framing some walls of one of the sheds. I was looking forward to heading home, until they decided to tuck that in before we left.

We erected a new trellis and filled it halfway, and another pre-existing one the rest of the way, with poles. Planting FINALLY began yesterday afternoon. We collected clippings and seedlings and placed them at the bottom of the poles. After a couple hours of busting asses in half, the sky started shitting down rain all of a sudden, putting a halt on our work right as I was shoveling another load of mulch into the wheel barrow. I became a sad, wet panda. Now I just want to get back to Cairns to check my email and post this monstrosity.

My foot’s doing very well. The small hole still left finally scabbed over and looks like it will be completely gone in a couple days. Tons of dead skin has shed itself from around the site. So much for my precious calluses. My hands and toes are all shuffling theirs off as well. It was their fault it got so bad in the first place anyway, so I suppose good riddance.

Greg’s been back for about a week now, and everyone has seen very little of him since. Didn’t take him more than half a day to disappear to his friends.

George has got a bunch of family coming out to visit at the beginning of April, which means there won’t be room for my small body anywhere in their house. I’ll most likely stay at one of the hostels in downtown Cairns. I also want to book an outback tour which will hopefully include a few days accommodation/time-killing. I’m trying to get Dave to say things about that. Not very much success so far. You know that Dave’s name in Japanese is pronounce “De-bu” which is actually a word meaning “fat”. You think about that, Dave.