Cheryl's alpacas

Val and me - not strangling the girlie



kiss, kiss



the wee feller only 3 weeks old with such a soft fleece



Add captionCheryl and me with baby blue

  

Jake, Misty and Dana Dog had a new experience today (along with us) went to an alpaca farm.  They were bemused to say the least as were the alpacas by the three extra dogs.  A friend of Dave and Val's rears alpacas on a property at Nimbara 1/2 way between Rocky. and Emu Park so we went out to see the herd and the babies - one of which is only 3 weeks old. I felt so urbanised, thinking this is a hard but wonderful life.  Cheryl works out at Blackwater in the mines during the week and her 85 yr old mother looks after three dogs, chooks and feeds the alpacas during the week.  Needless to say her mother is a real dag, she is 'A' list country lady who definitely calls a spade a spade and like my mum there are certainly no flies on her at all..  We spent a lot of time in the paddocks with the alpacas and looking at their incredible coloured  fleeces.  Afterwards we were treated  to lunch and the dogs had free rein of the property together with their three dogs, - not near the alpaca padddocks though.  Great afternoon.

We then went back to Emu Park to have a look at the singing ship out on the point - the wind going through the pipes and wires makes a wonderful sound as long as there is a breeze of sorts and today it was singing well.  So impressed with Emu Park, lot of new housing and it is so clean - fly in and fly out for the mines or families who don't want to live in Blackwater which is about 2-3hr drive west.  Am so impressed with all the wonderful green areas along the front above the beach, all so tidy.

The singing ship looking up almost to its top, so we appear pretty small - was playing a lovely sound as I was sitting there.

This morning we went for a walk along the beach which is a huge crescent shape and goes out for miles at low tide, you can Gt. Keppel island and all the smaller isles as well,  the dogs had a wonderful 'blat' with bat and ball and swim, knew they were going to be busy out at the farm as well. There was a beautiful sea hawk circling overead and its undercarriage was a magnificent orange colour in the sun, having a very close look at Misty, so had to hastily put her on the lead as didn't want that swooping down and picking her up.  It had seen her running along the beach with me and  that piqued its interest.

  We are staying an extra day here as it is so beautiful - how best to picture it :    Noble Lakeside, although much bigger with caravans as well, beautiful gardens and top notch maintenance around the park,  everything works........and is spotlessly clean.....  filled with Victorians who escape their winter for three months.