It's the final countdown... da da daaaa da

Hey Hey!

Here we are! Slow again on the update front but with good reason. We have been living it up in the van chasing the sun north up through the Coramandel and Northland. We've hit some beautiful beaches and reserves, met lots of lovely folk, developed a slight (British) tan and being eaten alive (again) by our natural predators (those sandy buggers...)

For those following our trail:

We've run from Rotorua to Opotiki, from Port Ohope to Whakatane, Mount Manganui to the Coramandel, Cathedral Cove to Whitianga and finally up to the idylic Port Jackson where we stopped for a few nights avec some new found hitch-hiker buddies and enjoyed open fires and big waves (plus Kay got bit' by a crab).

Bongo went slightly nuts for a minute and so we took him to a nice man with a box of cable ties and the determination to fix anything and everything with them (yeah! Cable ties and Gaffer eh boys). Kay carved up some bones in Whitianga and then we whizzed round the coast to Northland picking up a couple of snorkle sets and some mini bodyboards as the waves were looking tidy.

Matapouri Bay, Matia Bay, Shipwreck Cove, Piha Beach, Fletchers Bay, Bay of Islands
- please go to these lovely spots and enjoy the coast as words just can't do them justice.
Also check out the 'night walk' past the Kauri coast in Trousen Kauri Park... it's a cool little stroll that you take at night with red cellophane over your torch to give an eerie effect... we spotted tons of glow-worms and heard tons of birds but we didn't go on a tour so we can't tell you what birds they were..... fun though!

After that little slice of nature another little slice moved into our van with us. A lovely little field mouse... Kay fed him some crisps and Ashley tried to catch him.... No luck there.

Now for the big news:

The mouse and the van have now been handed over to their new owner, Cody. Bongo will soon be off again to the South Island and we are left to spend the last of our travels back on foot.

We hope you are all well!

Loads of love,

Kay 'n' Ash

xxx