Ed Sheeran does not want to sing. Worse still, he looks positively repulsed as I try to croon ‘I’m in love with the shape of you...’ He hurriedly walks his fluffy derriere away from me and joins his friends Crumpet and Noodles.
When the three return, they are primarily interested in the brown paper bag in my hand. It contains their snacks (a blend of seeds, grains, and chopped-up hay, grass, and straw), which they eating out of my hands, leaving behind a trail of slobber. These are the stars at the Mountainview Alpaca Farm in O’Reilly’s Canungra Valley Vineyards, Queensland. There are 40 alpacas here, in different shapes, sizes, and colours; with myriad personalities and a variety of hairstyles from mullets to messy, windswept locks. And each one has a quirky name (Tim Tam, Pancake, Jeff who looks very business-like) that matches their personality.
