Sunday 28th May 2017

Juveniles at the Moeraki landing

​Hello friends and family
On Monday I went to Oamaru to have some maintenance done – a skin cancer removed from my foot. It was so much easier than going to Dunedin and I am committed enough to happy healing that I took it very easy this week. I have 9 external stitches and many inside the wound to draw it together.

what 2.8 Kg looks like

​On Tuesday I sat with my foot elevated above my heart and did very little, treating myself on a regular basis to yummy fruit. Jan visited on Wednesday and it was great to hear about her travels and house plans. I added inside jobs and on Thursday, added yard jobs – watering plants included as we have had only 1 mm of rain in the last 2 weeks.

Nature's abundance - note the seals on the left

​So, I followed my own advice (very hard) and stayed off my feet for as much as possible and then on Thursday afternoon I opened the gate of the soft release pen and decided to check the beach. Sure enough, there was a juvenile penguin on the sand – at first I thought it was Bert, having left the soft release pen immediately but no, it was another one! And then I noticed it was standing by a 3rd Juvenile that could barely stand up. I brought this one into care -2.8 Kg and a sore throat. Lucky penguin!

Stinging nettle

​So, Friday was my day to resume monitoring rounds and I set off with great excitement, wearing tramping boots as directed by the doctor, and there was not a single penguin to be seen. Usually one or two stay home but they had all gone out so the reserves were very quiet with only rabbits and seals at home.

Penguin habitat

I rescued a penguin from a dog at Kaik 1 on Saturday and so now there are 2 in care. Thank you Richard for completing our accounts.
Have a great week!
Rosalie
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