We started the day with a sheep shearing lesson which was an incredible experience. Number one has a new meaning now, Catherine only managed a number four! Poor sheep. Then Loretta said we were " doing the windows" . I imagined a day spent on ladders with a wet cloth, but instead we explored old gold mining tunnels, which had windows cut into the tunnel side. It was amazing that these miles of tunnels are left open access.
Catherine gets to work shearing!
Treading down the wool
The gold mine windows
Waihi
The Waihi gold mine
A very pleasant evening of fishing
Catherine gets a good size catch
The sun goes down as we arrive back to the harbour. Our new RAB jackets have been used for the first time today!
Looks lovely. Still wet and windy here :-(
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