Man down

Up early again today. Well, early for us. We normally get up at midday. Today we had tickets for the Libearty Bear Sanctuary. But we had to get there first. Just the matter of a half hour drive. I only ran one red light, got stuck behind one cow, saw one man walking through a mountain with his shopping bag and drove over the most uneven road ever. I really am glad I got that enhanced insurance.

The car park to the entrance of the sanctuary was still very uneven and it was covered in stones. We had timed entrance as you had to go in on a tour and each tour had 40 people in it. So, as we were walking to the entrance there were already about 30 people stood there waiting. I walked down the middle of them, stood awkwardly on a stone, my ankle went and suddenly the floor started to come up at me. It all happened in very slow motion. First I landed on my hands and knees and then somehow my back. I think it was because it was downhill I just kept rolling. I’d like to say I styled it out and rolled right back on to my feet again but I didn’t. I went like a sack of shit. Right in front of 30 people I was just about to spend the next hour and a half with. How embarrassing. Adam also said it happened in slow motion. He said somehow every joint in my body made contact with the ground at some point. And boy don’t I know it. It bloody hurt. Good job I’ve got some cushioning. I’m also glad I didn’t break or rip anything!

It was all worth it though because the sanctuary was lovely. We were told all about how the 100+ bears there were rescued from captivity where they were kept mostly for human entertainment. Some of the stories were very sad. But the bears seem very well looked after here and they had lots of space to roam around and looked very fluffy and healthy. We even got to see feeding time.

It was mostly uphill and by now I’m well and truly done in. I think I fell because my legs are just giving up. I haven’t done any exercise for years and now I’m walking miles uphill every day. We got back to Braşov, parked up and went to eat lunch in a pub garden. My watch buzzed and told me it was time to stand and I swear I almost threw it at a brick wall. I had one cocktail after lunch and adam was picking up my eyelids from the floor. I’m not a great drinker but that amaretto sour finished me off. We went back to the hotel for a nap and that was the end of me.

Adam went back out later and brought me a takeaway. He said he met a kitten and I asked where and he said a lady had just rescued it. I asked if he gave her some money and he said no. I’m convinced it was a scam that he misunderstood.

We watched the Beckham documentary in bed while Adam kept doing impressions of my fall like some kind of acrobatic tortoise.