Vietnam 2012

Good Day All,

Almost three weeks already since I left Aotearoa. Time just flies... Have been pretty busy, always fun and challenging which makes it all worthwhile.. Have planned a little tour at the end of it all but not before a bit of "wine" is drunk hopefully the day before I head away...

Just added a few pictures so check them out. For full, insightfull information you will nedd to catch up with me over a hot or cold drink....

Hanoi from my 5-star balcony

Hanoi 

Calves being transported . Back of motorbike, Hanoi. IO had one photo of a 100 kilo porker also on the back of a little bike but can not find the ph

Bos indicus - always looking relax

They milk ok for the calf and a family. Good beef.

Old maintenance site from the "old" days. Gives the location of where we are..

Day 2 on the farm. Surgery practical day

Why not have fun while holding the cow's tail prior to repairing vulvar tear...

Lunch time

Heifer shed and the effective sun shelter..

New Shed at Farm 5



A certain, rare, 100kg-lady who is known to regularly use mine and Craig Dicksons overalls. I have preserved her identity....

Good heifer shed with nice initial bedding

100cc bike with small recycling load

Always happy to achieve. Claw amputation under veterinary care..

they iinsisted in having their photos taken alongside a lovely manicured foot...

Salvage bandaging folowing fracture.

Milking parlour Farm 6 (the forth built) on the opening day

Some of the team.

View fro above of the milking "pit" . I do not know what the chap on the left was looking at..

Head Bails. Cows stand here, their back to the right, next to pit

Tanks

View from the dam towards farms on the far shore..