TranzAlpine Train from Christchurch to Greymouth
6th World Congress on Colored Sheep!
We're on a train filled to the gills with tourists, many of them wearing badges for the world congress on sheep denoting their home country--eg Scotland, New Zealand. They're taking lots of photos and I take it they'd like to be up close and personal with the sheep.
We're in a middle car today, with the cafe car a few cars ahead, bathroom behind, and observation deck adjacent. It's like Grand Central, with people up and about constantly. Yesterday we were in the first car in the first seat, so it was quite relaxing as only a few people got up to even walk by us. Despite the chaos of being amidst so many tourists, the scenery is magnificent--we're in the mountains with views of snowcapped peaks, rivers, bridges, and sometimes sheep, deer, ostiches, and birds.
I did some web searching and found some tidbits on the sheep people. The Sixth World Congress on Colored Sheep 2004 was hosted by the Black and Colored Sheep Breeders of New Zealand. On their site they say, "There are millions of sheep in New Zealand and most of them are white. This site is about all the rest..." The congress involved "Over two hundred people, from ten different countries, sharing friendship, experience and deep knowledge about all aspects of coloured sheep and their wool."
We're on a train filled to the gills with tourists, many of them wearing badges for the world congress on sheep denoting their home country--eg Scotland, New Zealand. They're taking lots of photos and I take it they'd like to be up close and personal with the sheep.
We're in a middle car today, with the cafe car a few cars ahead, bathroom behind, and observation deck adjacent. It's like Grand Central, with people up and about constantly. Yesterday we were in the first car in the first seat, so it was quite relaxing as only a few people got up to even walk by us. Despite the chaos of being amidst so many tourists, the scenery is magnificent--we're in the mountains with views of snowcapped peaks, rivers, bridges, and sometimes sheep, deer, ostiches, and birds.
I did some web searching and found some tidbits on the sheep people. The Sixth World Congress on Colored Sheep 2004 was hosted by the Black and Colored Sheep Breeders of New Zealand. On their site they say, "There are millions of sheep in New Zealand and most of them are white. This site is about all the rest..." The congress involved "Over two hundred people, from ten different countries, sharing friendship, experience and deep knowledge about all aspects of coloured sheep and their wool."
posted by Jennifer at 10:48 AM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home