Went hiking and was rewarded with a cold

The job is getting a little harder this week. I've been learning how to make coffees and after only 4 hours of trying it out supervised I was surprised to be solely on the coffee machine the following day when we had two tour buses come in at once. I was struggling to keep up and it was rather overwhelming. Unfortunately the manager wasn't in so it was one of the owner's daughters who put me in that role and position much to the manager's disagreement when I told him about it. I'm hoping it was a one off and with more time and sessions learning I'll be able to handle those situations better. On one of my days off this week I met up with Candy and the girls and we went on a hike in Peel Forest. I thought we were just doing a simple walk so Eliza could walk it too, she started walking last week, but it was actually a full on hike Candy had in mind. I did not wear the right footwear! On route we spent half an hour using the car to herd a stray escaped cow back into a fenced off paddock where it wouldn't cause any danger or harm to road users. It always surprises me when farmers put up single wired flimsy fences up with cows in to graze down the grass on the side of the roads. You would think with your animals being that close to to traffic you would ensure you used a multiple wire fence so it's less likely any animals will escape. We finally made it to the walking track and we opted for a 1 and a half hour round trip walk to Emily Falls. With Eliza in a backpack on Candy's back we were set to go. The track had many steep inclines and declines and I was impressed by how well Cassidy was handling it especially when she doesn't yet understand the concept of looking where is best to place your feet. The hardest part was when we had to walk downstream in a river. This is when my poor footwear choice became apparent. We couldn't actually find where the track continued until luckily we met another walker heading back to the car park who pointed us in the right direction. Quite a special moment happened was when a fan tail bird came down from the trees and started almost performing a dance to us and as we walked along he'd fly to the next branch ahead and carry on. By the time we reached the waterfall I realised we were not going to get close unless we walked in the water completely so I decided my $3 shoes would handle it and went for it. We had to climb up a large rock and over the top so it was quite convenient two guys were already there who could take Cassidy from me and lift her down to the rocks below. Standing at the base of the waterfall was quite an achievement and although it had taken over twice as long as advised we had made it even with two children under 3. On the way back I took a graceful front facing fall up a bank and ended up with mud all up my top. We reached a point where Cassidy's legs couldn't handle the walk anymore so I took Eliza on my back and Candy piggy-backed Cassidy for the rest of the way back. All that time being carried wore Eliza out completely and by the end she was slumped down in the backpack sound asleep and didn't even stir when I transferred her to the car. We had a lovely lunch together before heading back to farm. We had to pull over for Cassidy to go to the toilet so Candy found a side road and positioned the potty behind the car so no one would see her. Cassidy being Cassidy told us that it needed to be on the grass so she climbed with her potty up the grassy bank and sat right at the top of a hill where a whole reservoir and 3 roads had her in perfect view and you couldn't help but laugh and the no shame or embarrassment children have. At the farm I was able to see Eliza walk properly for the first time and it was adorable. She came toddling in laughing with both arms raised up for balance just looking so happy with herself. The next day I was suffering, I pretty much had lost my voice and my throat felt so raw from not having enough water on the walk. I did one day at work where I could barely talk and then had the weekend off because it turned into a flu illness which was so much fun! I think the walk just encouraged an illness to emerge and although it's been horrible I'm glad I've been off work to try and get over it as quickly as possible.En savoir plus