Saturday dawned fine and sunny at Clareville, but the wind got stronger as the day progressed. Not enough to stop us sitting outside, but the wind gusts blew any unattended chairs over, they went down like a row of dominoes!
Sitting outside in the sunshine
Bill’s new TV aerial caused a lot of interest, as the other blokes gathered around to check it out. Any new purchase always causes a flurry of excitement, as the men are keen to see what new products are on the market.
Peter and Robin checking out the new TV aerial
While relaxing over 4zees, we could hear an awful racket from a whole lot of sheep. Something was going on behind that stand of trees and I just had to go and see what it was. Goodness knows what the farmers thought when I appeared, camera in hand, but the young man was kind enough to tell me what they were doing. The family lease land from the A & P Society, and ewes and lambs had been penned to check them out, see if any needed treatment, and drafting some of the lambs for sale.
Penned up with nowhere to go
The noise was deafening, with both the ewes and lambs continuously bleating. Not only did they not like being penned, the sheepdog was watching them closely, and the two farmers were man-handling them. The poor sheep squashed up into an even tighter bunch as I approached the pen with my camera and shot a few photos. No wonder they had a lot to complain about.
Drafting the lambs onto the back of the ute
Due to the windy conditions, our planned communal BBQ meal didn’t go ahead. We had hired the Vintage Car Club rooms for our evening entertainment, and our guests eagerly gathered to see what we had planned for them. Club member Selwyn had kindly brought along his equipment and we had a film evening.
Selwyn at the controls
And what a film it was, full of action and heart stopping moments. We showed a DVD of the movie “Unstoppable”, which told of an unmanned runway train, full of toxic chemicals, careering along with no way of stopping it. Will it derail and obliterate the towns alongside the railway line? Based on a true story, and starring Denzel Washington, it was certainly an exciting film. And just because it is a kiwi tradition, all the film goers were presented with their very own box of Jaffas!
Unstoppable!!
By Sunday midmorning the rally was over, and we packed up, said our goodbyes, and happily made our way back to our respective homes. All except one pair of caravanners, they weren’t happy at all – but that’s another story!
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