Rain...scorpions & spiders

Well today we have the first rain fall since I arrived 5 months ago!! I actually have forgotten what rain feels like. I think my skin will be happy seeing that it's starting to resemble a leather bag from being so dry.

This week most of you will know was quite eventful seeing that I was stung by a scorpion. That hurt like hell. First I didn't know what hit me and I ran to the bathroom because I thought something had burned me. Once I realized I was stung then I went back to see what it was because I needed to know if I should go see a doctor. After seeing the scorpion I knew that it was ok....then I felt the pain just spread up my arm and my lower arm started to swell and turn red. Cara then fed my anti-histamines just in case of an allergic reaction. The next 12 hours consisted of icing the wound and just cringing at the shooting pains up my arm. The next 12 hours I just had to deal with numbness from the elbow to my finger tips...the skin was so sensitive to even touch. After that back to new and like nothing ever happened. See photo of the type of scorpion the stung me...yikes!!

Aside from these lovely events we now have the spiders, frogs, and snakes arriving again. Basically you watch your step wherever you go. My tactic is to try to give them a name that way I feel like they won't come and kill me in the night by jumping on my throat. As you can see creepy crawling scare the bejesus out of me!!

In one of the other photos you will see us creating some behavioural enrichment toys for the lions. We need to create some fun interactive toys for them with materials that are natural only. We have to be able to find the materials in the bush so no man made stuff!!

Well 10 volunteers will be arriving today which is going to make today and tomorrow a little crazy but everything as always will work out.

TTFN

Vick