Paeroa is a farming town 45 minuts from here and home to the Highland Games and Tattoo. We spent several happy hours watching them judge Scottie Dogs and tossing cabers, chopping trees and finally wearing a kilt while pitchforking a 10lb dummy sheaf over a rugby goal poal set at 9 meters high. A new world record was set by a Maori girl of 15 who pitched it over to a heart rending cheer.The other claim to fame for Paeroa is that it gives its name to their other National Drink , well maybe it is their only National Drink - a kind of pleenky lemon flavoured spoot.
In amidst all the pipes and drums we met lots of Scottish folk who were drawn to our dulcet tones and met folk from near Larbert who had worked in the same office as Les and I in Central Region. We let for home just before the Scottish rain started
In amidst all the pipes and drums we met lots of Scottish folk who were drawn to our dulcet tones and met folk from near Larbert who had worked in the same office as Les and I in Central Region. We let for home just before the Scottish rain started
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