Happy Campers

Monday 20^th January

This is the next phase of the adventure where we turn into happy campers... I hope.

The taxi picks us up promptly at 9.15 and takes us down to Wilderness Campers. Unfortunately when we got to their address, there was a big sign up to say they had moved. That stumped us! But we passed the initiative test and found the new address.

It took us longer than we had expected to sort out our stuff, pack it away and get going out of Auckland, but we were on the road by 11.30. After a stop for coffee and a visit to the supermarket we were off highway 1 and heading south.

Well we love our little camper, and can't believe how much storage and space there is – of course ask us that again after seven weeks and I have stuffed Rod in the boot. 

All I can say is that the road signs in NZ are as terrible as in Oz. There we are trundling along, I know that the road splits and we have to come off the 1 onto the 39. You would think that there would be a sign up to say route 39, go that way.... oh No! Not that straight forward.... but we sorted out way finally.... without too much bickering.

It didn't help that it has rained all day, so I feel that we are getting into the spirit with you all in the UK, and I hope it makes you feel better..

On to a completely different subject. On the fight over to NZ with Air NZ the safety video was hilarious. It was done in the style of a Lord of the Rings video and was priceless and bonkers. Try and see if you can see it on Utube, it will make you laugh out loud.

We drove down to Otorohanga where we had booked a campsite, we came via the Kiwi House, a small bird and Kiwi sanctuary, small but lovely to see. Don't suppose we will ever get to see a Kiwi in the wild, and lots of ducks! They look the same as English Ducks.

Tonight is a night in, we have just had pasta, cheese and a bottle of NZ bubbly, come on we are celebrating the next adventure. So hope the rains stops and we get some sleep.... speak tomorrow.