After some months of waiting and to-ing and fro-ing from external repairer to internal repairer we got the bus back last Thursday and straight away took off for a few days up north. We slept over in Gulf Harbour fo
r the night - only feet from the water - a great spot to make an early start from - and then explored a few of the regional parks and approved overnight camping spots - as usual I opt for as close to the water as possible - so I put a big tick by Snells carpark and the Scandretts Regional Park - it was very windy at Snells and the windsurfers were out in force. We wandered up to Kerikeri to overnight at Peter's brother's house and the weather changed overnight.
r the night - only feet from the water - a great spot to make an early start from - and then explored a few of the regional parks and approved overnight camping spots - as usual I opt for as close to the water as possible - so I put a big tick by Snells carpark and the Scandretts Regional Park - it was very windy at Snells and the windsurfers were out in force. We wandered up to Kerikeri to overnight at Peter's brother's house and the weather changed overnight.Wet and quite unpleasant when we woke but brighten up with some great fudge and then diverted to Kaikohe and down the middle Twin Bridges Road. The HoneHeke Monument ( celebrating he who cut down the British flag at Russell three times) is set in a lovely littlepark which would have a wonderful view in fine weather, and briefly stopped at the Wairua Falls which have been reduced to almsot a trickle by a small regional powerstation.
Weather continued most inclement, so I opted for a visit to the Waipu Museum. Waipu was settled in the 1870s by over 900 Scots, led by their minister Rev Norman McLEod - as a Gaelic speaking community they were very close knit and had spent 30 years in Nova Scotia after fleeing Scotland during the time of the closures. They even built the boats they sailed for Australia in - it appears our friend Murdoch McDonald is a descendant - we knew he was very proud of his heritage and now we know more about why!
Decided our own bed and TV to wat ch England Scotland match was better than spending another night away so we just kept on driving, but looking forward to the summer!
The weekend bonus was a visit to see Callum who was spending the weekend with Olivia's family. He continues to grow into a delightful little boy. We are in trouble because we fed him jelly snakes (only 3) and apparently he and his Mum had a most uncomfortable night, Oops!
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