New Zealand 2009-10 Page 2
After Christmas we took to the road again and quickly found ourselves on the east coast of the Coromandel again. A new POP at Whangamata, delightful owners and a good laugh too! Just look at this garden pond ......
Very baby avocados
The avocados weren't ready so we were welcomed with grapefruit, lemon/orange crosses and lemons straight from the tree, all delicious.
Whangamata Beach was VERY busy
on New Years Day 2010
Simpson's Beach, just north of Whitianga next. Just in time for a regatta followed by a great sunset
Next day new found friends Nick and Janine took us mussel hunting ....
and the cooking lessons which, of course, got serious with the addition of the
wine
Simpson's has to be one of our most favourite spots. Here are some more pics ...
After a return to Hahei, which has become almost too expensive now at $82 to return coupled with the fact that the local restaurant doesn't excite us now either ... Oooh, we're really whinging poms aren't we? We moved on to visit friends at Cook's Beach Holiday Resort The campsite there is undergoing a complete do-up, it's going to be so good ...
This great multi-coloured fence is opposite the resort, would it be allowed in the UK? Lonely Bay, some of the dots are people and new house construction, we are assured that the matchsticks are 4 x 2s. Kind climate and frequent earthquakes make lightweight wood a good choice.
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We returned to Broken Hills campground, one of
our favourites, where we met Colin and Mary from Ipswich in their
almost identical camper. They also return to NZ every year.
After swapping campsite recommendations we revisited the Wentworth camp. The walk to the waterfall, once too arduous to contemplate, has been much improved by the council, including the addition of 2 bridges so we could stay dry. Well, we didn't have to get wet! |
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We had been having a bit of a problem with
domestic power for a while. The 'house' battery hadn't been able
to cope with all we needed so we decided to visit Absolute Power Ltd.
We'd had a recommendation. So, here we are having solar panels
fitted, plus lots of other gubbins. Now, I can use my computer anywhere, no electricity needed. We can also charge up our cameras and other toys. That is, so long as we get a bit of sunshine! Steve at Absolute Power did a great job and we can certainly recommend him. Thanks Steve, we can't believe how well everything is working now. Back to Page 1 or on to Page 3 or Home |