The final day...
Mom started the day with some photos of the sunrise, up at 5am! We began our drive back to Auckland at about 9am. It was another beautiful sunny day, perfect for a quick stopover in Taupo for some coffee and photos of the lake. Then it was on our way again, with not too much time to spare. The van was due back at 4pm and we pulled in at 3:57! After unloading all of our stuff we took the free shuttle to the “airport” really another car rental place to see about hiring a car to get back to Bayswater. They ended up not having any to give us and had us try their neighbors. Fortunately they had just what we wanted! A small, economical Toyota Vitz! A tiny little thing, but automatic so I could drive it and give Dad a break after driving 4000km in 2 weeks! We came home and exchanged stories about our holidays with John and Julia, heard about their camping with the kids as they arrived home only a couple of hours before us! We had some dinner and then a mini planning session/debate about what to see and add into our itinerary when we head up north tomorrow after hiking Rangitoto in the morning. Also, Dad just found out the address of someone he graduated high school with a couple days ago. Turns out he’s only a 20 min drive north of Auckland in Orewa (a beach I’ve already been to and posted pictures of) and he’s invited us for a BBQ tomorrow afternoon! So the campervan adventure comes to a nice safe ending...thank goodness, and the the North Island adventure begins! Unfortunately, it will be much shorter but hopefully just as spectacular!
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| Sunrise over Hawke's Bay |
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| Taupo McDonald's decoration |
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| Lake Taupo |
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| slight downsize from the campervan...yipee! |
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