New Zealand Motor Caravan Association member for 6 years and having new motorhome built in which we, My Love and I will spend an indefinite period of time working and touring around New Zealand. This will be a journal of these adventures.
Thursday, 30 April 2009
A Special Request From Someone Close to Us (FLAX)
We have over a period of weeks had three large high sided tandem trailer loads of flax (that's a bloody lot of flax) brought in to be trimmed and dried in preparation for thatching the roof of one of the BBQ areas. As you will see from below it is all quite labour intensive. Fortunately the first two lots were done by casual staff but with the last load it was all hands on deck. The raw edge that must be trimmed to square. When harvesting it is easier to cut the flax off on the diagonal.
Trimmed to a square end.
Thursday, 23 April 2009
ARROWTOWN AUTUMN FESTIVAL
We had an afternoon at the Arrowtown Autumn Festival which is on all this week. This is at the evenings country music concert which Raewyn went to with friends from work.
A shot from our cafe table.
The "Buckingham Belles" doing the Can Can at the free lunchtime concert.
Wednesday, 15 April 2009
DEER PARK HEIGHTS
We recently did a half day tour with Deer Park Safari's. The park of 800 hectares is home to 1500 red deer as well as numerous other exotic animals but as you can see above there is room for some kunekune pigs. The park is also used on a regular basis as a location for photo shoots ranging from advertising promos to full length feature films, the most famous being the "Lord of the Rings" series.
Thar, "Please feed me".
The zig zags at the beginning of the Remarkables Skifield road.
Kawarau Bridge across to Frankton with Coronet Peak beyond.
Frankton bounded by the Kawarau and Shotover Rivers.
Lake Wakatipu looking toward Glenorchy. Frankton Arm in the foreground, Queenstown on right.
Alpaca, Red mum, black dad and white offspring!
Some of the 1500 Red Deer on the property.
Big black Bison
If thar could purr, he would.
The Kawarau River and the Remarkables. The paddocks is where the Waipu fireman and his pilot were killed in the recent hang gliding accident.
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