This Jersey Shore Alpaca Farm Has More Christmas Spirit Than the North Pole — and You Can Visit
Alpaca Lovers Only
Left: Tish and Jim Carpinelli, the owners of Jersey Shore Alpacas, pose with Annabel Lee. Right: Parking at the Jersey Shore Alpaca Farm.
Deck the Necks
Tish and Jim Carpinelli put a Christmas scarf on Victory just before the holiday photo shoot begins.
Visiting
Alpaca Annabel Lee poses with visitors Cheryl and Chris Keiser.
Pose Like a 'paca
Madison Bombera and Makayla Cherena pose in the alpaca cutout located just outside the farm area.
For the Love of Carrots
Alpacas don’t particularly enjoy being petted, but they will tolerate it for carrots. Some alpacas, unlike Annabel, opted to stay toward the back and away from the crowds.
On the Naughty List
Maybelline gets dressed in her “naughty” Christmas bandana.
Baby's First Alpaca
Katherine, Payton, and Justin Vierling pose with Annabel Lee, the alpaca most eager for photos.
Family Photos
Pat Bansch, who attended the holiday photo shoot with her granddaughter, takes a photo with her iPhone of the alpacas.
Bow-tiful
Annabel Lee, who is named after the Edgar Allen Poe poem, wears a holiday bow just before the holiday photo shoot begins.
Double Trouble
Left: Cassandra and Sabrina Gancarz pose with Annabel Lee. Right: Alpacas Cara Mara and Leah.
Festive Fun
Attendees pose with Miss Sera.
Feeding Annabel Lee
Visitor Christopher Saini tries to feed Annabel Lee leaves at the holiday photo shoot.
Friendly Encounters
Maybelline gets friendly for a moment with another alpaca.
Best Friends Forever
Ronnell Villanueva and Ashley Phrampus pose with Annabel Lee.
Christmas Sweaters
Sharyn Henderson and Abigail Nicholas pose with Annabel Lee while wearing their ugly Christmas sweaters.
Ready, set!
Victory and Annabel right before the holiday photo shoot begins.
That's the Spirit
Left: Victory the alpaca after she was given a Christmas bow. Right: Annabel Lee poses with Emily Riexinger in the area that offered a more formal alpaca portrait.
Alpaca Sweaters
Gale Sava, in the perfect alpaca sweater, poses with Miss Sera.
Nose to Nose
Visitors Lauren Schmanek and Mila Crafton get up close and personal with an alpaca.
Lone Alpaca
Sera walks around the pen taking a break from the visitors.
Holiday Shopping
The entrance to the alpaca store, where you can buy totes, hats, alpaca yarn, alpaca sweaters, and so much more, located on site.
On a Saturday morning in a backyard on the Jersey Shore, nine alpacas run into a pen with the same merry spirit as Santa’s reindeer. They might not have antlers, but they have garnered the attention of many devotees who are lining up for the chance to take a photograph with them in their red and...