#cottoncreekalpacas

[professorpski]

Alpacas! Those Eyes! Those Lashes! That Yarn!

Yes, alpacas, what not to like? I visit alpaca farms whenever I travel so, I took a tour at Cotton Creek Farm which is in northern Michigan, a bit south of Traverse City. For $10 you get a tour through various enclosures, with a bag of chow, meeting the alpacas of different ages. We ended up in the enclosure with the mothers and this spring's new babies. Not sure if there is anything cuter than a tiny alpaca with great big eyes coming up to you and nibbling on your sleeve. They are both skittish and curious, so the key is to be quiet and still and see if they will come up to you.

Click through and you can see all the animals and read their bios. Cotton Creek also sells yarn from its animals, with the animal's name on the label, of course, and you can buy it online. I got several skeins in cream, cinnamon, and fawn, and am pondering a wrap of some kind.

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