Every Springtime, there is a farm in our local part that offers sheep shearing adventures.
For a small amount of currency, you get to sleep with the sheep and assist with the shearing.
They have two bunkhouses that are shared by everyone. I wasn’t overly happy about sharing a bunkhouse with anyone other than our family, however I was entirely worried when I found out that all of us had to share outdoor bathrooms. I remember using an outhouse when our Grandma was alive, and between the smell and the cold, I would hold it until I could no longer. Not only did the bunkhouse reek from the smell of the sheep, but it also had the smell of mingled bodies. There was a lack of heating and air conditioner in the bunkhouse, which would have been lovely considering the nighttime temperatures were still in the forties. Not only was heating and air conditioner nonexistent, there was no air purification system. I entirely would’ve been okay without Heating and A/C, but the joint bunkhouse actually needed air purification. My teenagers were having a blast, however I was hating every minute. When I saw the sheep shearers nick one of the sheep, I got quite nauseous. I saw the small trace of blood running down its side, and I almost cried. I guess this will not be a yearly adventure, and I’ll have to find something odd for our teenagers to enjoy. From here on out, I’m going to make sure there is Heating and A/C wherever all of us go, and air purification. There is no way I can repeat the adventure all of us had this year.
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