Today was the day that we met some sheep. Yup, you heard me right. Actually, we stumbled upon some sheep. Literally.
Hello Sheep.
Sheep are everywhere in New Zealand. Wool is one of the #1 sources of income in the country and I believe it's also one of their #1 exported items as well. Blane loves animals and all these sheep were no exception. He had been wanting to "pet" one and it looked like this was going to be his lucky day.
Sheep, "What are you doing in our territory you humans?"
We didn't actually jump a fence to be with these furry fellows. You see, we were attempting to see the magnificent beaches of the Farewell Spit that we had heard so much about, and the trail lead us through this field that was filled with sheep. They were scared of us, but about midway through our walk, they started running...as in hundreds of sheep started running towards us. Um, yea. See that black dog in the pic above? It's a farm dog and we quickly realized that they were herding the sheep back to the barn. I wish we had gotten a video of that moment, but we were too frazzled to think that fast. I mean, have you ever had hundreds of sheep running towards you in a field? I didn't think so.
After that little "fun" moment, we continued on to find Wharariki Beach, which was highly recommended by the owner of Adrift, Gordon. It was sunny that day but deceptively so, as it was soooo cold and windy! See how bundled Blane is?
We were smart enough to bring an umbrella but were sad to find that it was broken when we tried to open it. Rain protection=fail.
We rounded the bend and saw this. Hello deserted beach!
The sand was so pretty because the wind was strong and it formed these little mounds in certain areas. We were literally the only two people on the beach and it was kinda strange to be walking on fresh, non-touched sand, leaving our footprints like we were in some movie, haha.
See? Nobody is here!
All the foam collecting on the beach from the waves. It was pretty and peaceful here...would have been nice had it not been for the wind-it was seriously strong while we were there. We're talking "whip-your-hair" crazy.
After Wharariki Beach, we decided to visit Pupu Springs, known to have the cleanest spring water in the world. Blane could not wait to touch that water!
Walking to see the Springs. The trees and foliage were, once again, so green. New Zealand in general was so green!
Can you see how clear the water was? I was skeptical, but once I saw the water I was surprised to see how clear it really was!
We touched the oh-so clear water and then made our way back to our car. We experienced a lot of God's creation that day and we were tired and hungry as we headed back to Adrift.
Next up: some homemade dinner, New Zealand style!
Aim
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