On the Road to Crystal Pines Alpaca Farm in Carthage, North Carolina – Part Two
Do you remember the Alpaca boom years ago? They told us that some Alpacas that in the past would sell for $2,000 were being sold for $800,000. Many people made a good bit of money during the run up in price, but many others lost everything when it crashed. oe and Ursula have always done this for the love of the animals. They do sell some of the wool from the Alpacas’ coats and it makes some mighty soft and toasty warm sweaters and socks. I know…I bought some while we were there. 🙂
What a gorgeous pup…just don’t try to take one of his Alpacas!
Just a big baby…
If you visit an Alpaca farm you should be warned that if they get a bit feisty they will spit on you (and it stinks!), so my suggestion is to keep your distance. I’m just sayin’…
Watch out for that spit!
I will probably not be posting anything else until Thursday this week since we will be very busy on another On the Road adventure.
Enjoy your week!
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Gwen Pratesi
Gwen Pratesi is a James Beard Foundation Award Finalist in Journalism and an award-winning travel writer. She is the author and owner of PratesiLiving.com with her husband and a regular contributor to the Travel section of U.S. News & World Report. She also freelances for other publications including The Points Guy, USA TODAY, Cruise Critic, Travel + Leisure, Garden & Gun, Marriott Bonvoy Traveler, Reader's Digest, Forbes Travel Guide, Smarter Travel, TripAdvisor, Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles Magazine and World Travel Magazine. Her work has also been featured on MSN, Yahoo!, Business Insider, and SheKnows.
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She and her husband are enjoying the coastal lifestyle in Florida with their Tibetan Terrier, Rhythm.
How adorable are these critters??
I’m astounded by the hooves on these animals.
And in love with the Great Pyrenees.
Aww Alpacas:) Don;t they spit if you approach?! Wait, no, no that is a camel that does that. lol Great road trips you take Gwen!!
How fun! And those hooves?!? Oh my! Outrageous!
That babies are darling!!! I wonder what it would take to have one in my backyard????
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What a lovely and interesting trip!:) You must have had lots of fun!!!!