New Zealand
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Days 385 – 394 – Being looked after by family
We have over a week staying with some family based in north Auckland who are kind enough to let us use their spare bed However, they are also kind enough to keep us well fed too with various meals including Thai yellow curry, homemade shepherd’s pie and even a full roast dinner (that they prepare…
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Day 384 – Bye bye car
Another early start today as we have a fair amount of kilometres to cover today We check out and grab a coffee from Two Tides Bakery followed by hitting the road The drive is rather rainy but we do make it to TJ’s Car Wash, just outside of Auckland, to give the car a spritz…
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Day 383 – Mount Paku
Sadly, the ceiling is rather thin and we get woken up by our host and her dog; we get a couple plunger coffees, a oranges and a chocolate muffin each for brekkie After, we get ready and pop to Two Tides Bakery for coffee, pepper steak pie and breakfast muffin The first activity of the…
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Day 382 – Gorge-ous tunnel
Woken up early by children running about the hostel so we have a coffee quick before getting out before check out time – a new for Daisy ???? From where the car is parked, we notice that there’s a Saturday market being hosted in Kuirau Park Saturday Market so have a little wander in hope…
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Day 381 – Mount Maunganui
Two bowls of cereal each for breakfast as well as Dave making lunch before we check out – we’re going to miss this place! It’s not too long in the car to make it to Mount Maunganui – both the mountain and the town just beneath it – but it seems everyone else has the…
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Day 380 – A needed rest day
It’s a leisurely wake up and our place provides cereal for breakfast, which is a nice touch As we had some troubles with the car yesterday, we’ve decided to embrace today as not doing too much today We get on with a bunch of admin, have some small leftovers of dinner last night as lunch,…
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Day 379 – The Bay of Plenty
We have brekkie, get ready and head off towards the edge of Ōhope’s peninsula Port Ohope General Store & Cafe sorts us a coffee which we take and park up as far as a tarmac road will take us and wander along the beach It’s within the Ohiwa Harbour Sand Split Wildlife Refuge and we…
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Day 378 – Bay to bay
Check out and head to The Kiosk for two coffees Park up in town to have a look about a bank account; no luck so grab some cash out and wander to Subway for a footlong meatball sub with lots of salad with another coffee On the road to Tolaga Bay – wharf is actually…
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Day 377 – Lake Waikaremoana
We make sure to have a porridge each for brekkie before packing up and checking out On the road for a couple hours before we reach Wairoa for a break and some lunch from Oslers Bakery beneath the Wairoa Old Portland Island Lighthouse After, we get back on the road and make our way to…
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Day 376 – Winery crawl
At 2 am this morning, the clocks have gone forward so we have one hour less of sleep ☹️ Nevertheless, we have a plunger coffee before getting up and driving down to Hastings for the Sunday Hawkes Bay Farmers Market Lots of fresh produce stalls from places all over the Hawkes Bay; we get a…