We bears enjoyed a lovely visit to Grizzly's grandcubs. We had a quiet morning after our bear sleep-over party, as all the humans went out, and spent the afternoon helping the cubs and grown-ups to make Lego things, as well as being parts of a furry rainbow.
The day after that, the human cubs were going on a nature walk with their mummy and daddy, Polar and Grizzly and lots of other human cubs and their grown-ups, organised by the local Scouts. We were invited to go too.
'I'll have to carry you in the bear bag most of the way,' Polar explained. 'If we stop for snacks or lunch, and you promise to be careful not to get lost, you'll be able to run around and do a little climbing then.'
Grizzly made the grandcubs a walking stick each. One was slightly too long; when he trimmed it to size, there was a little bear-length stick left over. Grizzly's grandcubs decided to give it to little Endon, to help him walk, which was really very kind of them.
Our walk was to the top of Leith Hill in Surrey. Because the human cubs included many who were only little, like Grizzly's grandcubs, the walk started from a car park not too far from the top but it was still quite a long walk. On the way, we looked for signs of autumn in nature, like berries and fungi, brown and yellow leaves from the trees, acorns and pine cones.
Polar let us do a little bit of climbing, one at a time. We enjoyed sniffing the new plants and trees and seeing the human cubs all having fun and learning.
When the group stopped for a mid-morning snack, we all climbed out of the bear bag to explore together.
We were almost at the top of the hill. There was a tower there which Grizzly told us was a 'folly' and not for defending anything. Even without climbing the tower, if we stood on Polar's shoulders we could see all the way to Gatwick Airport on one side of the hill and. on the other, the City of London. Hanley Bear cheered when Polar showed him Wembley Stadium. It was funny to think that I had been very close by last year, on Uppie.
We walked a little further, to an area of open heathland, before coming back to the tower for lunch. Out in the open, where we wouldn't get lost, we had another run and skip. Endon found his new walking stick helped him to get around as well as Hanley and I, which made us all very happy bears.
Then we enjoyed some nibbles of Polar and Grizzly's sandwiches before having naps, except for Hanley, who was woken up early and given the important job of guarding acorns gathered by the cubs.
Soon it was time to go back down the hill. We took it in turns to be allowed out of the bear bag on the way down, giving us chance to explore the woods a little more without worrying our humans that we might split up and get lost.
Little Endon left his stick in the bag when he went climbing, as he needs to use both of his front paws to get up trees. 'The trees are almost as furry as small bears!' he said. I explained that the fur was actually moss. It was very soft with a nice, cosy smell.
When we got back to their house, the human cubs still had enough energy to go to the park to play football. We played football too - table football, with Hanley Bear winning again.
The next morning, it was time to leave Grizzly's grandcubs. After lots of hugs, they went off to school and we were sat on the back seat of Polar and Grizzly's little red car. We thought we were going straight home - but there were more adventures yet to come!
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