Friday 31st May 2024

 

Another lovely day at Little Orchard Alpacas in East Devon. We were last here on December 5th, today couldn't have been more different. Perfect weather, the alpacas were on good form, including my mate Yorvik. As we're regulars now we are doing really interesting things. Aside from feeding and poop scooping, Vic the owner suggested we take three of them out for a longer walk in the lanes around there (never any traffic we were informed). There was, car, van and bicycle, but that didn't spoil the walk. I had Yorvik of course and he was completely different off home soil. He is a great animal. The countryside around here is stunning, that's Seaton in the distance.

We did do quite a bit today, got going about 9.30 and finished about 2pm. One interesting task was putting a mineral mite treatment out, made from crushed microorganisms. The alpacas loved it and couldn't stop rolling in it, exactly as they should be doing. All in all a fabulous day, which also included sorting fleeces and making felt wrapped soap, with a surprise cream tea thrown in too.

We then drove to Lyme Regis which was a bit of a disaster, a broken down vehicle blocked the very narrow road to Monmouth Beach, that caused chaos, and being the last day of half term the place was packed. It was a stark contrast to the peace and quiet of the morning. Alpacas it is then.