It was a long drive down to Waimate from Wellington, having taken the 9am Interislander ferry, but well worth the journey. We arrived to a hearty welcome by Stu and Sue on their hobby farm approximately 6km through the Waimate Gorge. They have around 400 sheep and, fortunately for us, Bess the Border Collie ..... to keep them all in order.
There was Missy the cat
16 Alpacas
Plus a wee baby born while we were there
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| That's dad welcoming his new baby |
Some hand reared lambs ....
And this wee fellow we rescued from the paddock one morning, breathing but hardly conscious ......... we called him Lucky (to be alive)
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| Lucky ... up and grazing |
There was much to do daily refencing one mob, moving sprinklers around paddocks, walking the farm twice a day to check the fences and make sure that everyone was where they should be. They weren't always and this required some running in and resorting of the stock (see video below for a belly laugh!). We thoroughly enjoyed the physical workload.
There was a river flowing past the kitchen window with some fine looking brown trout and many wallabies and hares running around freely (we enjoyed the flavour of both).
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| There is a Joey in the pouch of the female on the left |
Oh, and then there was fishing. Did I mention fishing yet? James had, of course, done his research prior to our arrival and discovered that the beach for surf casting in the area is Hook Beach.
We spent a few hours during the two weeks sitting on Hook Beach. A seal frolicked by looking for a feed and a dolphin swan past on a (no doubt) similar mission. Um, yes, and we caught some fish.
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| Kahawai |
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| Shark |
We were really sad to leave here but a new adventure was calling ......
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| Heading out to round "someone" up |
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| Loin of hare |
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| From the garden |
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