Unfortunately they wouldn't group together for me to take the best shot. But very cute! Drove on to Fairlie and lo and behold there was an alpaca farm on the road. Stopped and chatted to the owners but they didn't offer to let us into the field. We could do 'alpaca petting and feeding' for 20 dollars a head but as we were the only ones there and didn't want to wait for the appointed hour that petting could begin, we left. I did buy a book and an alpaca hat though. (A hat made to look like an alpaca - thought it might be a good talking point for my stall!) Howie not willing to model it!
Driving continued on long straight roads with sheep, cow and deer farms everywhere. They seem to cram masses of animals into the one field. Howard (and the sat nav) took us off the main road and we took a detour over mountain roads. Weather wet and misty but we were able to see down into the steep gorges below. Scary! Back onto main road south - very little dual carriageway - Route 1 - and very little signs of life.
Came to our destination - Oamaru - and suddenly it's busy everywhere. Shops, motels, cafes, tourist attractions and two streets of Victorian buildings all being run as businesses, mostly by eccentric oldies. Vintage clothes shops, bookshops etc with owners dressed in Victorian gear. Strange!
Also a Steampunk Museum - art meets engineering- which we tried to get into but the owner told us to come back in the morning armed with camera and iPhones so we could film it all and put it on YouTube!
Funny alpaca hat!
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