From October 2008
This weekend we went to the Annual Gumboot Festival in Taihape, the gumboot capital of the world. Gumboots are rainboots and they are a staple in every kiwi’s wardrobe, especially the farmers. Often you’ll see someone take off their gumboots, leave them by the door of a store and go in barefoot. Anyhow, the kids were happy because they jumped on a bouncy castle, participated in the national gumboot throwing contest and watched a sheep shearing demonstration. I was happy because there was live music (the Central American Indians who play the pan flutes all over the world…you know the ones I’m talking about, right? And a sheep farmer singing Tom Petty). Brad was happy because he got to eat carni food. We had typical New Zealand weather where it was sunny as it rained sideways, but that didn’t stop us or the other gumboot throwers from having a good time.
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