November 20, 2008

So, I've been trying to update for some time, but something always seems to get in the way.

We are now in a little beach area called Maiwai just outside of Auckland. It took us 2 weeks to get to the top and we are trying with all our might to take as along as possible to get down the west coast, but it is proving to be a difficult task. Yesterday we drove the longest stretch from Dargaville where we had spent the night camping by Kai Iwi Lake. It was so clear and shallow for so far out and then all of a sudden the water got dark and the sand dropped off and got really deep. It has been so cold and windy, but the sun was out so the boys decided to go for a swim. Then they got their sleeping bags out and took a nap on the grass outside the car. When the awoke I decided to join and we talked about the next steps of our adventure and then had some righteous games of sleeping bag wars. Lots of fun. 

This past night we stayed in a camp with pay hot showers and we managed to figure out the code for their office's wireless. :)  gotta love it people who use 1234567890 or 0123456789.  :)

Anyway, today we are off to Taupaki to inquire about a man named Elweyn Richardson my grandma used to know and then we will head into Auckland so that I can get work done and we can get caught up on bills and bank accounts and work IDs and all kinds of stuff we've been putting off for as long as possible. Luckily for us, Mitch has done a lot of travelling for work and earned a lot of points with Hilton, so he got us a room there on Friday night. :) and then Saturday Ari and I are going on a Maori retreat. I don't really know what's going to happen after that, but I think we'll head up the Coromandel and do a quick tour of central North Island before we decide where to settle down in that region somewhere.

I'll keep ya'll posted.

I love that everyone reads this and we love the comments. It helps to feel connected to everyone still! 

xoxo

Alissa