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Three Taranaki Sketchers and supporters drove the 1 1/2 hrs inland over three hill saddles to reach Whangamomona on it's biennial Republic Day - especially coinciding with the 30th Global Sketchcrawl Day. In 1989 the regional council boundaries were redrawn including Whanga in the Wanganui-Manawatu region, the townsfolk objected as they wanted to remain within Taranaki. In protest they decared their town a Republic.

Every two years the town holds a celebratory day, a new President is voted in (Billy the Gumboot Goat died in office), and the town swells from pop 20 to 2000.

There are a huge variety of events - whip cracking, gut buster run up the hills behind, pipe bands, dog trials, possum skinning, guess the eels (and jump in with them), gumboot throwing, chppper rides, belly dancers, sheep shearing, wood chopping, hot horse shoeing .....

Food included venison patties and wild pork sandwiches.

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Scott & Trevor comparing notes at the Whanga Pub


Scott


Trevor


Straw figures


Scott sketching Graham's barrel nosed Ford Truck


1938 Ford Barrel nose (most disappeared during WWII)


"Little Flick"


Trevor


Trevor & Scott sketching the appliances


Scott


Piper taking a break - Trevor


Pipers watching the woodchopping


Mike the street artist drawing his customer. Boyfriend looks on.


Scott



Trevor


Lady with the red hat in the pub

The Republic day concludes with an event that is not quite Pamplona, but the next best thing. The sheep race





Trevor

Later that night

Scott sketching Sebastian on the move

Sebastian's Lego

Great to see your nice sketches and the great ambiance of your 30th SketchCrawl !
Sophie

What fun! I very much like the pub, and the kilts and particularly the very comfy looking chairs some of you are sitting in to sketch.

What a nice place! Great sketches!!!

Fabulous story, great photos and fantastic sketches from you all

I don't think the running of the sheep will take off like Pamplona though.

Great story and sketches. Looks like a great day of fun and sketching. It reminds me of some of the small towns around my home in south Georgia (USA).

great sketches and capture of the day. a 1 1/2 hr drive is a bit of a journey , but it looks worth it.
those Sheep !!! - had to laugh

At last we have some of Liz's sketches

Liz sketching Mike the street artist, drawing his client




Woodchopping competition

Another from Liz

The slippery waterslide down one of Whanga's infamous slopes

BRAVO ! Your story was so interesting to read ! And the sketches are fabulous and really original ! Congratulations !!

Great sketches Liz.

Love all the photos too.

Unfortunately I couldn't attend sketchcrawl this time, but well done to the others of our group who did. The page is looking great!