Took in a little competition this weekend. Friday night was Rugby in Christchurch. The Crusaders vs. Chiefs. We root for the Crusaders. The chiefs are from the N. Island. I've finally got figured out the basic rules. Which makes it way more fun to watch a game. Thankfully we whipped the Chiefs and it was a very good game. It's more intense than Football by a long shot. Makes the NFL guys look like wimps. And on Saturday night there was a Speed Sheep Shearing contest inside the local pub. There were about 10 people competing and they each sheared 5 sheep. And the fastest shear one in under 20 seconds. Most 25-30 seconds. And the pub was absolutely Packed!! Shoulder to Shoulder. It was a good introduction for me as I helped a local farmer here shear today. I never sheared any myself but worked as a shedhand keeping the fleeces away from the shearers and pressing wool. There were 3 guys shearing and in about 5 hours they sheared 650 sheep. Really good to get to help out as wool and lamb meat are two of the major factors in the NZ economy. A big part of farming life here.
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