Laura & Weeny's Travel Adventures

16/3/06
After breakfast our EZY RENTALS collected us and took us to the office to collect the car and sigh the rental agreements. We were soon on the road and heading north towards the 'Bay of Islands'
Not long into the drive we picked up a 60 year old kiwi hitch hiker, he was really nice and told us loads about the country. after droppin him off we saw a sign for Kai-iwi lakes and decided to have a nose, and wow we were so glad we did too, they were amazing, huge crystal clear blue water with sandy beaches. We got out for a paddle but thinkin it would be freezing but it was lovely and warm and the day was great too, about 23oc again!
After a while we headed back on our mission. a couple of hours later we were going through a town caled Kaikoe and spotted a KFC so pulled over for dinner. The town was filled with Moari people, there absolutly massive!! We got chattin to the guy in front of us in the queue and next thing he invited us to stay with his family in there caravan they use for holidays thats in there front garden. His name was Tom Butler and he was huge too but the lovelyest funnyest kind people, we all ate our KFC together and it was good to be in a family atmosphere again. We brought some drinks and chatted all night,we were told about the moari culture and traditions, it was brilliant.

17/3/06
We got up at 6am today because Tom was taking us to work with him,he drives the school coach and collects the children from the surrounding villages, you can see how everybodys all so friendly and happy. He used to be a tour guide and gave us a tour in the coach and told us loads about nz. We also were shown around the school.
After we drove up to ninety mile beach around a 3 hours drive. When we arrived we hired a snow sledge and done sand tobogganing on really steep sand dunes.We drove as near as possible but was about a hour and a half walk each way,but had lovely views and was good excercise i spose. It was so hard climbin them and the san was so hot aswell, on the walk back we met another Moari family who invited us to have a drink of water at there tent, we had a good chat and they gave us a pearlesent shell. After we headed back to Toms, en route we stopped and had a sneaky shower and freshen up at a campsite. It was St.Patrics night and went out with Tom's son Tom and his girlfriend. In our second pub there was Karioke which was a laugh and met some of their friends, we had a right laugh. When we got in we made some noodles and crashed out fpr the night.

18/3/06
We had a much needed lay in and at lunch time went Speed-Way car racing with Tom who normally enters in his owne race car, today was the year finale so was very busy and entertaining. But after this we said our good buys to the friendly family and parted headin towards the Bay of Islands, we arrived at 6 after a short drive and checked in at 'Bay Adventures' It was lovely with its owne pool and spa and was immaculate. Weeny fell asleep at 7pm for the night with out even havin dinner due to the recent late nights and lots of drivein.