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Hastings, New Zealand (Aotearoa)
39° 39' S 176° 49' E
Dec 11, 2003 07:29
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Pigs ate our cookies!

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We've switched orchards (same boss). The only real difference is that our new orchard has dogs, chickens and THE WORLD'S BIGGEST PIGS wandering around. Seriously, these things are monstrous. Matt won't go near them because he thinks they're disgusting. Even Cat, friend toall animals, would only very gingerly sort of scratch them behind the ears -- until recently. We were happily thinning away when one of our Czech coworkers came running over, gesturing wildly. "Pig is eating! Pig is eating!" We didn't worry much, until we comprehended that he was eating our sandwiches. The creature had tusked open (yes, they have tusks) our knapsack and devoured the sandwiches within. We were peeved, but relieved that he hadn't gotten into our sealed cookie tin, inside which were the last of the delicious shortbread cookies Matt's mom sent all the way from Canada to us. So we went back to work, hunger gnawing at our stomachs. Moments later, another coworker raced over to us and let us know that the pig had trampled the tin until it spilled open, and consumed every last crumb of those cookies. We nearly cried. We still mourn. Local bacon for brekkie today!

We hear Gerald might be coming our way. Our cell phone waits impatiently.