Wot no bags???

We had parked the van at the bottom of Hazel and Gavins driveway and when we awoke and opened the door Buster the dog greeted us with a hearty bark. He was fine once we reintroduced ourselves and h realises we were allowed to be emerging from the big white and orange alien spaceship at the end of his driveway!

Walked Buster to appease him a little. Had breakfast and went for a drive around Maratae (with ice cream shop) and picked up fish and chips for lunch - yummy.

Said sad farewell to Hazel and Gavin.

Said happy hello to Isabel and Barrie at airport. Unfortunately we didn't say hello to their bags which are having their own little holiday in Sydney. They are due to arrive tomorrow.

Introduced Barrie and Isabel to local supermarket for necessities (having given address if campsite to baggage people) and set off in convoy - rubber duck rubber duck! (not sure I've ever actually seen that film but anyway)

Slight circular tour of Auckland got us going due to an intersection the gps wanted not being in existence. Should have gone north to pick up the coast road 'decided' to go south and go the inland way so we went down and left instead of up a bit and right but th effect is the same - Barrie and Isabel ensconced in campervan for the night and we are in tent near Thames on the Coromandel peninsula.

Bags due to catch us up tomorrow.
We're thinking of setting Barrie and Isabel up with their own blog bagsnothere.blogspot.com !

Happy waitangi day by the way - not as much of an event as I'd expected - to the extent that unlike usual weekend holidays where they get an extra bank holiday on the Monday it's back to work. All a bit political really - to do with the two different interpretations of the treaty and some other stuff no doubt. Ah well, never mind, I'm off to dream about bags on holiday in Sydney !