Wanaka A&P Show
Wanaka has one of the largest agricultural & pastoral shows of the South Island of New Zealand. We are lucky that it just so happens to be during our stay here! We had to check it out & got to see a lot of local flavor: people, culture, activities & foods. New Zealand has many descendants from Ireland & Great Britain, including Scotland. The fair today felt like a Scottish festival with the bagpipes & the Jack Russell Terrier race, although we could hardly see the dogs across the large field. We also saw sheep-herding like in the movie "Babe," a parade of horses, cows & antique cars, sheep-sheering & a wood chopping competition.
We stopped in a café for lunch & Stacia got 2 steak & cheese pies (along with a whole assortment of baked goods) that you eat right out of the wrapper. The girls got some jewelry & Cannon chose a small toy truck with a cow trailer. We happened to run into the only church member in Wanaka: Lindy Haney, with her 2 girls. Her husband is the NZ ski team coach. We had met her last Sunday at the Queenstown Branch.
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| a peaceful walk to the A&P show |
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| the Scottish Band, bag pipes & all |
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| sheep with their coats still on |
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| Kyra & the sheep-shearer |
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| back-braking & record sheep-sheering: 90 seconds! |
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| visiting with Lindy Haney at the A&P show |
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| homework, NZ style |
Looks like it was a fun time!
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