So here we are again. We haven’t been getting on the internet as much, so you’ll just have to make do with every few days!
Last time we posted, we were in a campsite in Russell, in the Bay of Islands. On Monday, we headed North for another campsite, called Whatuwhiwhi (Jonny was so amused by this name we had to stay there!). It’s on the Karikari Peninsula. The weather was beautiful, so we spent most of the day at the beach. We ended up on a beach that was 18km long, and there were lots of people driving about. There were people there with a quad, with a kite flying off the back of it. We later discovered it was actually being used to fish with! Then back at the campsite we cooked steak! And potatoes…be proud of us!!
That was also the night we got attacked by killer flies! We spent too long getting our bed ready, with the door open and the light on. We were settled in, watching Die Hard with a Vengeance, when millions of tiny flies started appearing from everywhere. So we spent about 20 minutes with the light on, trying to swat them all. They still kept appearing. Finally, we gave up and got back to our dvd…and the battery ran out because the light was on for so long! Whoops!! We will learn from that and not leave the door open once it gets dark! Jonny keeps getting bitten! Flies don’t seem to like me!
Yesterday, we began our journey south, heading to Dargaville – down the west coast. We spent last night visiting Alison (Jonny’s sister’s mother-in-law…) so that was really nice. She took us around some of the local sites, and fed us! We rounded off the night watching coronation street and (the NZ version of) Who wants to be a millionaire! It was really nice being in a house, watching normal TV!
Yesterday on the way down, we visited the Kauri forest – some huge huge trees! (the redwoods in Yosemite pale in comparison!!)
Today, we started working our way back towards Auckland and ended up in Matakohe – and we visited the Kauri museum. It’s all about the logging industry, the people who were involved in it, as well as the Kauri trees themselves. We’re staying in a campsite near there. We cooked, and then Jonny taught me how to play blackjack! (It’s like we’re in Las Vegas again!)
Sittin' in a big tree!
Tomorrow, we’re heading to Auckland and from there, who knows!
