Heading out to the Winterless North

Monday, 17 May was moving day.... and a first-time experience for us.  So we had this plan of how to do this.  We had watched plenty of YouTube videos of how to pack your caravan/trailer to prepare for the "move" - so we figured we had it all sussed.

There is a first time for everything right?

We packed up most of all the loose stuff and safely stowed them away in cupboards and in other safe places like on the bed and chairs, made sure nothing could slide around and that all the drawers and cupboards were secure.  And then our slides came in without a hitch.  Next came the hitching of the caravan to the car, but that went without a hitch …. hahaha …. no pun intended :-)

And we were ready for our next adventure - Bye Bye Whangarei, Hello open road.  We would be lying if we say that we were not a little bit apprehensive about the tow.  We felt the weight of the caravan behind, but she sat solidly behind us.  We were only going 140 odd kilometres to our next stop so we took our time and enjoyed the drive.

We had totally forgotten just how beautiful this part of New Zealand is  Spectacular coastlines, waters of various tints of blues and green rolling hills.  it was certainly a lovely drive to enjoy.

So where did we decide our next home be ….. a truly lovely settlement of HiHi with a gorgeous bay and beach.

And yes our moving day went without a problem;  everything was perfectly in its place when we arrived, nothing moved.  So yes!  We did it - passed our first test of Living on the Road.

By the way, did we say it went without a hitch ..... hmm, maybe not quite ...... as we still haven't found some the things we packed away so securely.  Now, where could that charging cable be for our other little camera??

Oh dear, only the 1 photo of us at our coffee stop at Kaeo - we were too busy enjoying the drive.