Sunday’s Kapiti Adventure

Sunday, we went to the Kapiti Coast and we had a local guide, Philippa, take us around and show us the sights. We went to a fish and chips ‘take away’ (not ‘to go’) restaurant either in Paraparaumu and Paikakriki. I don’t remember which one. It’s not too important; I just wanted to show the names of the places I get made fun of when I try to pronounce them. We ate on the beach and enjoyed the view of Kapiti Island. Our guide told us a typical trip to the Kapiti Coast would involve sitting on the beach but the weather had a different idea.

So we took the opportunity to see the Lindale Center. The center had several local shops with Kapiti Cheeses, Kapiti Ice Cream, Kapiti Candy and New Zealand Honey. The real highlight of the trip was the Lindale Farms…



We splurged on the farm show and tour. The show started with the speaker talking about sheep and how dumb they are and difficult to manage…then the lambs were let in. They went running around chasing after the buckets of food and marking their territory on the concrete floor. Cute little fellews though. We were even allowed to pick them up. This was the hilarious part, basically you just grab their wool and pull them up. That’s it! It was hard for us to believe that it didn’t hurt them, but I guess its similar to how you pick up a cat, but just anywhere as opposed to just the neck. Crazy.





The farm had also been given some sheep that needed shearing. The presenter tried to sheer but only did a little since the sheep's wool was so heavy and thick. They were actually to the point where they are considered abused animals because it had been soo long since their last shearing (the individual who dropped them off will be getting a talking to). Guess which one’s they are in the picture:



We then went on the farm walk. We saw all sorts of pigs, goats, sheep, emu and deer. The favorite among the girls was the baby goat…



Here are some of the other animals on the farm...







I made a friend while the girls looked at the bunny rabbits:



I found a black board with a little more education on everyone’s favorite topic:



And to go along with the theme of the old man at the beach (and other trips):



Once we were all tuckered out from our farm experience we went to Mr. and Mrs. Fox’s house for a nice BBQ dinner and I was further educated on Rugby Union versus Rugby League



After dinner we picked up Matt from his family’s house (also in Kapiti) and headed home.