12-17-10

Timaru

The high grade Moreno wool sells for $30/kg he said and the rug wool for $3/kg

The caravans (trailers) all seem to have big windows in the front and rear and most have big windows on the side too. Almost everyone pulled by a car rather than a truck.

As I was riding by I wondered if it would blow up like in the movies and roast me…

Looks like they screw the rails down here rather than nail or spike them down

Humm, looks like a place to visit for my flower friends.

some of these roses are from really old stock and others are new varieties.

This guy said he takes care of the 1200 different Roses here. He said that they had a Rose festival about three weeks ago when they were in their prime.