End of Lamb Tales

18,083 tails later... we are done! The wind finally let up for a few days so we could finish docking.

This is actually only the main docking session for the station. They will do approximately 2,000 more tails in the next couple of weeks as the late lambing happens. 1,200 or so were sold before the docking process even began.

This is goodbye for Castlepoint Station (though we will stop by on the way back up to Auckland on the return trip). The puppies have grown tremendously and are just adorable. We look forward to seeing them in five weeks when they are really out and about.

Thank you Emily and Anders! You have been the most amazing hosts! You made us feel so at home here in Castlepoint and we will never forget this experience. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!
Today we leave for the South Island! We will take the ferry across Cook Strait in the afternoon and after 3.5 hours of (hopefully) lovely cruising we arrive in Picton. We plan on spending a couple of days moving west towards Abel Tasman National Park and Takaka. We will stay at an orchard and work for a few hours a day in return for room and board while we explore the park for about a week.