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Detailed travelogue on Australia and New Zealand

Detailed Travelogue on Australia and New Zealand

Larry
2006-05-27 03:23:16

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would yell at
them to stop, and the dogs would. The only problem with the sheepdogs
seemed to be that, like humans, they could become jealous. One of the
sheepdogs was mad that the other was being used, and didn't want to obey any
commands for a while. Though there would be some occasional confusion with
the commands, in general, the dogs got it right most of the time, and
without their help, the day -- and sheep farming in general -- would be
almost impossible. It was truly amazing to watch those sheepdogs in action.
It was late into the evening with the sun slowly low in the horizon, when
we finally drove back to the house. We had managed to corral most of the
wandering sheep together into one area, but Graham would have to waste the
next day sorting them all out again. I thanked Graham and Jodi for their
hospitality, and drove back into town. I suppose because of the incident
with the gates being open, I got much more of a tour than the normal visitor
gets, but if anyone is in the Te Anau area, I cannot recommend stopping by
the Glen Monarch farm enough. Graham himself is of a hardy lot, and an
interesting fellow to meet, and it's a great way to finally understand a
little bit about what life is like on the hundreds of sheep farms you pass
all throughout the country.

Back in town, I returned to the Matai Lodge to relax and make a phone
call, and I was both angered and pleased to know that the U.S. doesn't hold
the exclusive rights to Stupid Telephone Sales Agents.
While in New Zealand, I wanted to get information about changing an
Ansett Australia flight (within Australia) that I was to take a few days
later. Since Ansett Australia and Ansett New Zealand are part of the same
company, I called the nationwide New Zealand number for Ansett New Zealand,
and asked if they could help me with an Ansett Australia ...

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