WO2 Hamilcar was despatched early to his Bearer for the Army/Navy Rugby so that he could look around the City of Bath.

SLINGSBY'S SUPER SAFARI

I was looking forward to my visit to the Kruger National Park to see the 'Big Five' [Lion, Rhino, Buffalo, Elephant and Leopard]

Finally the time came for the true reason behind my visit to Bath, the annual Army vs Navy Rugby Match at Twickenham.

After my previously documented calamitous arrival, I was rescued from the dustbin.

Slingsby's R&R before the Lions' Tour has turned a little exciting.He had to undertake a mission behind the old ‘Iron Curtain' into the still-communist Belarus.

(This is one of the places that the vetting people don't like you to go to, apparently!).

Colour Sergeant Burra finally escaped the QM's Store to go to a Church Fête, and try some adventurous activity. Well, they finally let me off babysitting duty. All those dressed bears take some supervising!The little devils are always into mischief.

We went into Blandford to do some shopping, and met the nice lady on the 'army surplus' market stall.

Abit of R&R, and a Book Launch too ... what a happy Bear I am now. After three months' hardship with ‘theloggie’ in hot and sandy places it was time for the Sarge to have a well-earned break.

I have been asked to appear at a book launch in London, but before that I have just spent a few days by the seaside in Ramsgate, (which is much nicer than one would think).

Sgt BRAILLE was allowed to go on a short break to La Torre Golf Resort, in Murcia, to check out the facilities used by the clients of Holidays4Heroes.

I arrived safely in Dorset looking forward to a few days' R&R with my old friend Burra.  Instead we got used as babysitters for that spawny so-and-so Horsa's offspring. [1] We finally got rid of them to be adopted by some woman who's known for mistreating her dog, so we hope they'll be OK.  

Sgt Braille had a big adventure in London.  He met famous people, visited some VERY interesting places, encountered some gorgeous ladies and great blokes.  Here is his short, but moving, story .... 

Every year, on 9 May, The Island of Jersey celebrates their Liberation from German Occupation during WW2. Our new Bear, Cpl Arnhem, went to check out proceedings, as an introductory mission.