Third week in New Zealand - keeping up the pace in the North Island
April 19th 2013 A Sheepskin Factory and cruising along the Thermal Explorer Highway
Friday, 19 April - Day 16: Napier to Lake Taupo, 141km (85 miles). The classic sheepskin tanning factory is one of the few left in the country. Hides from sheep, goats, alpacas, llamas and maybe the brush-tailed possum are sorted cleaned and prepared to be turned into clothing, slippers and beautiful sheepskin rug
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