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| View of Collingwood from top of the hill |
A town of about 12,000 people, Collingwood is a four season vacation town where tourists come to ski in the winter, swim, hike and bike in the summer and fall.
Collingwood has many beautiful grand old houses.
It also has cosy little houses and cottages.
We stayed the night in this lovely town and met our friends for brunch at one of the restaurants serving pretty good breakfast and lunches.
We are rarely here for Saturday and this time we caught the tail end of a farmers' market behind Loblaws in downtown Collingwood.
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| Farmers' Market - Collingwood, Ontario |
Our attention was caught by a couple of very cute animals, the Alpacas, a mother and her seven day old baby!
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| A mother alpaca and her seven day old baby |
According to the ranchers who keep these animals, alpacas are adaptable animals and do not mind the cold, rain or snow that we have in Canada.
Alpacas have soft padded feet with two toes and they do not have claws or hooves to use as protection.
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| This seven day old baby alpaca was very alert and cute indeed! |
To defend themselves , they spit at their aggressors. They spit when feeling threatened or nervous. However, they rarely spit at people.
We learned that sweaters made with alpacas' hair is seven times warmer than wool and that alpacas are hypo-allergenic. People with allergies are not bothered by sweaters/ clothing made with alpaca fiber.
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| Alpaca clothing is seven times warmer than wool |
From now on, I will be looking for sweaters made with alpaca hair for family and friends who are allergic to wool sweaters!
R.T.
Farmers' Market
Collingwood, Ontario
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