Today got up and packed the van up , said goodbyes to Tim, Bev and the boys and big thank yous for having me for the weekend. It was great to stay with you guys for a few days. First time I have stayed in one place for a while.
Then Euan took me down to Mad Sounds Car Audio in Tauranga to get a power/lighter socket in so I can run the navi and charge the Ipod while I’m on the road. The boys down at Mad Sounds hooked me up straight away, and I was off north. On the road at last. I have been wanting to get this trip going since I was in Japan.
Once I got my way out of the city I headed up the coast road to the little famous Kiwi town of Paeroa – first time for me going there so was stoked. Then up pass the big smoke of Auckl and and up highways 16 and 12 on the West coast through Te Pua, Helensville, Tauhoa, Wellsford, Maungaturoto, Ruawai and Dargaville. It was a great afternoon for a drive as you can see in the photos but then down it came, it was pissing down. I stopped in at the Ruawai Dairy and got myself some dinner and what an awesome feed it was. The family who ran it were so nice and looked after me, I was sorry to hear but their dear friend had just passed away from a stroke a couple of days earlier. RIP Charlie.
So then I found the Top 1o Kauri Coast Holiday Park which is around the Donnnellys Crossing area and have settled in for the night.
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On the road North!! To Cape Reinga
