Last Day of Shearing.

Last days shearing on this trip, fifteen ahead of us, mainly white a couple of lights, and a black, all females. The weather is slightly overcast but reasonably warm, after the first couple it feels a lot warmer and by lunch we have completed two thirds and I'm feeling a lot warmer and there aren't as many clouds. Thoughts of a couple of hours in the shorts, in the sunshine by the pool enter my head. Pasta for lunch and it's back to work.

   We rounded up the last group and penned them ready for shearing, we're on the home straight now. First, second, third, only two to go, still no cuts, I might be getting better at this. The penultimate alpaca leaves the mat, and it's only the black to go. Just like snooker, you have to finish on the black!
Jon said "Let's do a speedy job on this one and were finished", I replied " No, lets take our time and make sure we go two days without the glue". Well that was the kiss of death, she looked quite large but must have been bigger previously as she didn't quite fit her skin and I found a fold, just in front of her back leg to half way along her body.  Luckily I only cut the first centimetre of skin and the shears had riden over the rest of it's length. Much swearing was heard in the valley below, it had hurt me more than the alpaca I think, a couple of blobs of superglue and purple spray and we're done.
   Let's get the shorts on and get some sun on these legs!