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Monday 2nd April
We drive to Levin and meet Justine's parents. Her Dad runs a deer farm so we head up there and meet their pet deer Alice. I've never been so close to one in my life - it's amazing. Alice is just lovely and thinks that Justine's Dad is her Mum. How cute.
He tells us all about how was one of the first people to start actually farming deer for food around 30 yeras ago and walks us through all the yards and shows us the antlers which are kept in the freezer. Apparently nothing goes to waste as they are ground down and used for chinese medicine!
Simon is very happy as Justine's Dad gives him the quad bike to ride around on - it's got gears and apparently goes a lot faster than the ones we've been on before! Even the dogs get in on the action as they ride around on the back with Simon tearing up and down the fields. Hee hee.
We go back to Justine's house where her Mum has prepared venison salad for lunch. Strange, I've gone from petting a deer to eating it. Hmm - ah well. It tastes lovely.
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