Feeling so blessed to be in this place. Getting into a routine with the camper and freedom camping about every other night in some little beach nook somewhere. Its really cozy in the van and my cooking experiments are amazing! Yum!
We’ve made it to the north island after the tsunami threat which produced a three foot wave on the opposite coast from where we were, thank God. I got some sort of bug that made me want to sleep so I missed the ferry ride which is supposed to be beautiful, but I am feeling better now. We’ve been zigzagging along stopping in small towns and finding information about weather and waves, met some pretty cool Kiwis.
The van has decided that it does not have 2nd gear any more so we are waiting to get a diagnosis and repair in the am. No worries though Jas can shift from 1st to 3rd no problem. It is much warmer here in Napier, east coast central. The wind is still going but the weather reminds me of late summer Cape Cod.
I’ve been slacking on the photo front because there is just so much beauty here, if you snap everything you have too many pictures to sort. I am hoping these images are burning themselves into my memory because they are something I don’t want to forget. There is so much open, wild land here. And the parts that are developed have expanses of pasture and farmland surrounding them. We find beaches where we see hardly anyone. I have gotten the fire bug and am always insisting on a camp fire at night even though its too windy sometimes and I regret it. Ha.
Jason has been such a champ about driving even though I offer all the time. The van is tricky but he’s mastered it and takes some really windy roads nicely with no power steering.
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