We had them over on Friday night, wine was consumed & a rather late night was had. So what better way of shaking off a red wine head than doing the rainforest' board walk which is only a few minutes drive from our house.
Good to get the odd family shot here and there, this one is aprox 45 feet off the ground in the Forest canopy
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We were lucky enough to be given a tour of the milking shed while they were doing the afternoon milk. The children were fascinated with everything from how warm the milk is to how much a cow wees. I spent some time on a dairy farm as a child and have to say for me personally I was amazed at the technology in place these days.
Attaching the milking machine (when it senses that the milk supply is done it automatically detaches from the cows teat and retracts to the ceiling).
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We then progressed to the calf shed to see some of this springs calves ranging in age from 4-10 weeks.
Most were cautious of the children but one let them get close
A quick play in the hay
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The best part about a dairy farm is the mud, and it doesn't matter if that mud is waste deep or ankle deep children have a ball in it.
School mates I have known for 16 years on the left & 25 years on the right.
We stripped the children of their wet muddy smelly clothes and loaded up the bus, bid farewell to our friends and headed home.
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The best part about a dairy farm is the mud, and it doesn't matter if that mud is waste deep or ankle deep children have a ball in it.
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It was a great day, some things we didn't get on film were holding the chickens & the delicious spread put on by our hosts (homemade scones and jam FTW).
Mr C who is without a doubt the most energetic of all our children walked straight in the door when we arrived home at 8pm and put himself to bed, that's a sign of a good day in my opinion. The children had fun, experienced new things and wore themselves out in the process.
Until next time, I'm off to catch up on the washing ;)
Sound like a fun time. I'd love to visit a dairy farm with my boys. I don't know why we haven't done it since we live right down the road from one. Though I'm not looking forward to the mud quite as much as the kids I'm sure would be.
ReplyDeleteI would totally go for it Keith.
ReplyDeleteThe farm we visited also has a work placement program as well where youngsters can spend the weekend working there learning the ins and outs of the dairy industry.
Mud is awesome when you have someone else to clean it up.