Last "Truck Inn Too" Road Trip

This is the last road trip in "Truck Inn Too" before she was sold. It was around the Far North revisiting places, friends and family. Now we look forward to the next stage of our lives as we settle at Snells Beach and hopefully the purchasing of a smaller van in the forseeable future.

Our first lunchstop, Helena Bay.

Parked right on the foreshore for our first nights stop at Oakura.

View from our site, Russell Top 10.

We went fishing, Bay of Islands.

Taipa lunch break.

Lunchstop, Omapere.

On the road through Waipoua Forest.

Trounson Park DOC camp (highly recommended)

RWC FINALS TIME

Our trailer office, cramped but we did get a maximum of 274 vans through here one weekend.

The parking team.

My Argentinian swearing tutor.

Getting ready for the girls.

Getting ready to fly home.

Whakatane promo, a free sausage sizzle.

Midweek trials.

Police used park as training ground for prospective recruits when we were closed.

French finals fans.

And the winner is .....ALL BLACKS!!!!

RWC POOL TIME

The entrance to our RWC home.

The park before the multitudes arrive.

Our biggest weekend to date, 274 vans.

Night shot.

Police dog training entertains us on our closed days.

One of our neighbours, trotting club stables.

Some of our French guests.

Until next weekend.

Immediately after closing.

MATAKANA MONTH

Our home for a month.

A cloudy view from the deck.

View from the deck when we are not in the clouds. Omaha middle background overlooking the paddock for the 4 sheep.

Off to the beach.

Omaha beach frolic.

These boys are just so gorgeous (oh, and R is too!!)

Piper & Howard posing.

APATA, WHERE WE LIVE (for a month)

Our housesit for the month of July.

Looking towards the Mount which can just be seen, centre background.

Upper Tauranga Harbour

Kaimai's

Kitchen view

Energetic Ollie

17yr old Rosie

Sassy the cat

And nine chooks

THE LAST OF THE SOUTH & ONTO THE NORTH

Our spot for the night at Pohara Boat Club.

Easy pick mussels, Pohara.

Omaka Aviation Museum, Blenheim

On the ferry. Bye bye South Island.

Fells Locomotive Museum, Featherston.

Heading towards Cape Palliser.

Cape Palliser Lighthouse, 208 steps straight up.

The Woolshed & Golden Shears Museum, Masterton.

Castle Point lighthouse from our park site.

Playing trains with "Thomas the Tank Engine", Middleton Model Railway, near Eketahuna.

Looks the part but no fish, Mahia Peninsula.

Waiotahi Estuary, NZMCA park over property, Opotiki.

Our view of a Papamoa sunset from one of our favourite places,

Papmoa Top 10 Holiday Park.