Alpaca Hockey?

Another great alpaca distraction yesterday at Toft. We were approached by Legends who run a hockey camp for 150  6-14 year old boys and girls at Princethorpe College in Warwickshire. Our brief? To rock up at lunchtime with four alpacas to surprise and amuse the campers. 

Young and Edward Lord, Ellie our work experience from Rugby School, Shirley and I duly obliged. We were mob handed because we were not sure what to expect. As it happens we penned them up outside of the refectory, droves of hungry young hockey players arrived at 1pm, lots of excitement, stroking and touching but lunch takes precedent for sportsmen and women. By 1.30pm it was all quiet save for the munching of the hungry hordes and Grandma and Grandad had a wonderful half hour playing with Edward on the lawns while Mille talked to the alpaca addicts.

 All done and dusted by 2.30pm, with lots of help from young Eddie and back home by three. And no one asked me to play.... Hey ho! 

A big Toft thanks to all those 'hockey legends' for their interest and we wish you a dry and happy rest of camp!