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| A final toast (check out my Lesotho socks) |
BEN - Today is Claire’s last day at the farm, so after a busy
morning chocked full of getting rides out, we decided to take her to the Trout
Hatchery for a late lunch. We sat and
chatted/gossiped/bitched. I had a
delicious burger, while the girls each at subpar fish and chips. On the walk back from lunch, we decided to
stop in and see the foals. Almost
immediately Foxy, the foal born just before we got to Khotso, came over and let
us scratch her and play. It is very
important to touch and approach horses when they are young so that they get
used to human presence. After awhile, we
enticed the baby Puddle, the 2 day old newborn.
Gabby scratched him for a bit. I
took a seat, and he took an interest in me.
He came over and let me completely rub him down; face, neck, back,
legs. It was amazing. Apparently when you rub a horses’ haunches,
it mimics what other horses do, so they try to rub yours. This resulted in Puddle nibbling and chewing
in the air next to me, occasionally rubbing up against my face. When he finally left after his massage, I was
covered in his mother’s milk, which has all over his face. We shared this in common. It was truly amazing and disgusting at the
same time.
After the horse love, we returned to the backpackers to
start dinner. I fired up the braii while
Gabby started the potatoes boiling.
Tonight we would be having chicken burgers and fries. As dinner was cooking, we could see a
spectacular sunset starting to take shape.
I asked Gareth if he could man the braii and finish cooking the chicken. I grabbed Gabby, Claire, and a few beers and
we all ran the one and a half km (beers clinking around in my backpack) up to
Mzimkulu Lookout. As I was just at the
top, I spotted a buck with full rack, perfectly silhouetted against the setting
sun. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to get
my camera out quick enough, but it was a breathtaking sight. Once we reached the top and caught our
breath, we worker on our photography skills and toasted to Claire’s final night
on the farm. Claire has really been an
awesome friend to have around. She is a
great person and I hope we meet her again somewhere in the world. After our beer we headed back down in the
waning light, ever wary of lurking snakes.
We enjoyed a delicious meal with good company, including Candice, who
was here for the night. After a few
beers with Steve and company we headed off to bed.
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