Sunday, March 11, 2012
Weekend at Wanaka
This weekend was the 75th A&P Show (that's short for Agricultural & Pastoral) held at Wanaka. Last year, over 15,000 people attended and there were probably more this year. Quite an achievement, since only around 7000 people live in the area.
Wanaka town lies at the southern end of Lake Wanaka in Central Otago. It is surrounded by mountains.
This stall had delicious doggy treats.
These sideshow clowns have been around for at least 50 years - I remember them from wen I was a child.
I loved this sign - and bought some of their delicious sheep cheese.
There were a few alpaca....
...plenty of sheep....
..preserves.....
...children with Angry Birds hats......
...the guy on stilts who was blowing bubbles.....
...man's best friend, of course.....
....lots of horses.......
...and this champion bull was just enormous. I also caught up with my friend Donald, who lives in Wanaka, and you can see more photos on his blog here.
What a great time to be had by all, including the bull.I remember the A&P shows, some at Pukekohe, the bulls there had rings in their noses, and there were 2 ropes, with a man each side leading them out.My Dad qualified as a calf judge, and after the TeHihi calf club days, the top calves and their proud owners went on to the Franklin show.I so like Donald's pics too. Cheers from Jean
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ReplyDeleteEnjoyed your photos, and our wander together with our cameras through all the Show offered.
Thanks for the link too which I've reciprocated.
Cheers
Donald
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