We've had two glorious days travelling in the caravan - crisp, clear blue skies and pleasant temperatures. We stopped for lunch in Opotiki, by the estuary just before the turnoff to Ohiwa. Lots of families picnicking here.
Our first night was at Awakeri - and unfortunately we got a site next to a tree with a wasp nest in it - I got stung on the foot on my way back from the hot pools.
The trip to Rotorua was astonishingly slow - 1/2 an hour to make our way along Te Ngae Rd. Lovely lunch with Lyn, but met a file of cars - about 2 km long trying to get into Rotorua from the Taupo end.
It was such a pleasure driving through South Waikato, the farms look so well cared for - waterways fenced, large area of native bush, and pine forests on the steep parts, and willows and poplars preventing erosion - just starting to turn yellow. It looks great!
The dams on the Waikato river at Whakamaru look very attractive.
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| Whakamaru |
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| Tackle him around his legs!! |
Onto our lovely camp site at the Waitomo Top Ten. Very pastoral outlook and rather rural odour!!
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