Author Archives: Ross

Monday was washing day. It started out cloudy with showers of rain, but the showers got less and there was a bit of a breeze. We fired up the old agitator washing machine in the laundry shed. It’s great to … Continue reading →

Sunday was moving on day. We were heading for the Kaipara Harbour – not far south. We wanted to head on down the peninsula-which-doesn’t-seem-to-have-a-name towards Poutu. We had a few options for parking up, and we weren’t sure exactly where … Continue reading →

Today we’re heading south again. We’re currently having lunch at the lookout at the Dargaville Museum. From here we’ll go down the peninsula towards Poutu Point. We’ll probably stay at Kellys Beach and go to Poutu Point from there – … Continue reading →

We had a bit of a sleep in on Saturday – but it was Saturday after all. It was a misty sort of morning; more like low cloud I guess. But it was calm at least – no wind is … Continue reading →

It was a wet morning in Opononi on Friday, but warm enough – 14 degrees outside at 7.30am. I caught up with the blog and got that posted while we still had phone coverage. We eventually got on the road … Continue reading →

Today (Friday) has been wet so far – we woke to rain on the roof. It is still warm rain through, 14.4 degrees outside at 7.30am. we’re moving on today, and hoping the rain will ease. We’ve seen some blue … Continue reading →

Thursday (yesterday) was another breezy/windy day but warm enough – 15.5 degrees outside before 8am. It was overcast, with patches of blue that disappeared as the day went on. We worked out the things we wanted to see, and took … Continue reading →

Wednesday 12 August dawned calm and cool – only 10 degrees outside for a start. We wouldn’t have been able to remember to the last day we had calm, but it must have been a while. It was clear with … Continue reading →

It was a while before we got on the road, not least because the office didn’t open until 9:30am. So it was 10am before we pulled out; still an early hour for us though 🙂 We had an easy cruise … Continue reading →

The wind persisted on Sunday, if anything a bit stronger. It had been windy through the night although we seemed to be getting used to the crashing of the surf a few metres away. We watched some more of the … Continue reading →

Saturday I was up early, sorting photos to send some to Laura of the time she was with us. It was a sunny and cloudy sort of morning with the wind persisting from the north east. At 11am it was … Continue reading →

Thursday 6th August dawned fine and cooler – it was only 5.4 degrees outside at 8:30am. It was time to move on after a lovely few days at Fred and Dorothy’s POP Coopers Beach. We bypassed Mangonui, and turned off … Continue reading →

We’re currently at Tauranga Bay. Telecom doesn’t reach for internet or phones – Vodafone seems to work OK. We’ll be there a few more days unless we get blown away by this persistent NE wind 🙂 We’re sending this from … Continue reading →

We’re moving on today from Taipa, heading for Tauranga Bay or Matauri Bay. We don’t know what the mobile reception will be like there, so it could be a while before we are back to the blog. We might stay … Continue reading →

Monday dawned clear and calm and cooler – only 7.5 degrees. We were up to see the sun rise out of the sea at 7:25am. We packed up and stowed away and farewelled “our” bay. We decided on a short … Continue reading →