Monday, August 30, 2010

Aug 15 late am - The Alpaca Ranch


I saw this attraction on the internet. I was looking for something near the airport so we could try the rental car out and see if we liked it.

It turned out we rented a Prius and although it had many peculiarities, it worked pretty well.

One of the Alpacas had been born about 2 hours before we got there and was already standing and nursing from its mom.

I held an Alpaca that was about 4 weeks old.

They grow fast and produce a lot of fiber. The USA does not currently allow Alpaca meat to be sold for consumption. The Alpaca associations are trying to change that.

Finally, the Alpaca owners were very nice. I hadn't made an appointment (I was supposed to do this), but they let us see them anyway.

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