Summer - Here at Last!

Why no blogging;  because we are blobbing 😏

It is February already and the blog has been quiet.  Yikes - No updates have happened for a while.  I will be updating the blog with our past travels over the next week.  But I am going to start with this recent post now.  

Well, we found our summer at last after weeks and weeks of horrible wind.  The warm balmy weather has been a complete distraction all round - a welcome distraction to be sure.

So yes we have been blobbing .... in the hot summer sun.

In our search and travels to get away from wind and after looking at the longterm weather forecast, we just knew we had to get away from the Taranaki area and move somewhere further north.  There was this magical campground we had heard about in the Waikato so we thought to give a try.

And there we finally found our summer we had been so desperately seeking.

We have found a wonderful piece of paradise on the banks of a lake - where summer actually existed and that bolshy wind did not visit.  Wow, what an amazing place to stay!  After living here for a while, it is going to be difficult to leave.  Well, do we have to leave - no, not really.  Nothing is fixed in our way of life and plans can be modified as they suit us.

Right, so where are we exactly?

We are at what they call a Charges Apply Park called AJ's Park on the banks of Lake Karapiro in the Waikato region of North Island (between Cambridge and Tirau). It is a lovely park-like campground right on the edge of the lake - so beautiful and so peaceful. Just what we needed after weeks of being battered by howling wind.  So YES - an excellent choice for our next home on the road for the next week, or 2 or 3 ....

It was very tempting to park right at the water's edge but we chose to park up between the shady umbrella canopies of the silk trees. This would give shade to enjoy all through the day.

The lake is a spectacular blue colour just like the sky on a hot cloudless day. In between work I do try and spend as much time just sitting on the banks of the lake in peaceful contemplation. It is easy to be able to relax and get some perspective in such a beautiful setting.

I think you would all agree with me - right?

So for now, this place is perfect until we get the urge to move again.