Afternoon activity 7: Farm visit
With 40 million sheep in this country, it was only a matter of time before we had a real direct encounter with some of them. Our sheep farming experience took place on a cold and cloudy day as we drove out to the Rubicon Valley sheep farm in the tiny village of Springfield, deep in the South Island countryside.
The farm was unbelievably huge by Japanese standards, but medium-sized by Kiwi ones. There were about 3,000 sheep on hand, and the land owners, Chris and his wife Dell, managed the place. To make extra income, they provided daily farm shows. Our students had a great hand-on experience and came away with a better idea of one of New Zealand's primary industries.
