Today is the first day of our latest adventure – an 8 week journey around the South Island of NZ. We have been planning this for months and set ourselves the departure date and time of 10am this morning. Needless to say we were late (again)!
The day started with a dog walk, a swim for dogs and humans in beautiful Flaxmill Bay followed by the last minute packing and preparations.
We had hoped for a peaceful trip, thinking that the dogs would be tired and relaxed after their exercise. However, that was not to be – Hunter clearly felt sick so he was determined to ride up front and we had several stops to try and settle him.
Our first stop of the trip was at Cooks Landing between Turua and Netherton on the banks of the Thames River. It was here that Captain Cook and his 22 men rowed in 2 boats, away from the moored Endeavour, to search for likely sources of timber for masts and spars. There is a large anchor monument at the site today. The rest of the trip was uneventful and we decided to overnight at the NZMCA park in Taupo.
Our plan is to have breakfast beside the lake in the morning and take the dogs (and ourselves) for another good walk before making our way down to the Wellington area.
Away From Home NZ 