We went down to Mogo today to stock up on craft gear from our favourite shop, Amanda's. The road from Canberra to the coast has a fairly steep section called Clyde Mountain and near the top of this hill is the cave of homeless bears. Near one of the sharp corners is a small cave. Years ago, around 40 of them according to Dad, somebody painted the name "Pooh Corner" above the cave. The name comes from the stories about that well-known bear, Pooh. Over the years people going down to the coast have left the occasional teddy bear in the cave. The name has been made official and there is a permanent metal sign there now. It even shows on Mum's iPhone. I thought it would be kind of romantic to be living free in a cave with other runaway bears, so I stopped in to visit them. You can see me sitting with Piglet just to the top left of the cave. There were dozens of small bears in the cave and climbing the rocks near the entrance. But most of them were in sorry condition; damp, slightly mouldy, smelly, and some of them had even been nibbled by foxes and rodents. I feel really sorry for these poor relatives and am really glad to be living in a nice warm house with Oldies that look after me.
Labels: Canberra, New South Wales, south coast
# posted by Bart Bear @ 5:24 pm
