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In a change to the schedule, we stayed one night in a Wellington motel, meaning that for once I wasn’t stuck in the coffin being repeatedly bitten by whatever insects have set up home with us in the campervan.

Unfortunately getting the van into the motel was not easy. While I was explaining to the motel manager why one king size bed was not acceptable, there was a gut-wrenching sound outside as a result of Si’s attempts to drive in to the motel car park. While the campervan did get in to the car park, the waste water outlet on the underbody did not and was instead left lying on the roadside. However, every cloud has a silver-lining and Si’s redesign of the campervan has solved the sink problem. As water now simply passes straight through the sink and onto the road, there will never again be any need to empty the rancid waste water tank.

Wellington itself is a nice city, especially as the sun came out after the inevitable brewery tour. We also saw a colossal squid in the Te Papa museum – one of those once-in-a-lifetime experiences…

The first part of today was spent driving to Lake Taupo where we shall reside to the next couple of days. Already booked in for tomorrow is a skydive and some kayaking. Having survived my first skydive a few years back, I can’t help thinking that a second may be tempting fate.

I am now a lot happier as the weather seems to be much improved in the north. The photo is of Huka Falls which we walked to before going on to the Craters of the Moon, a collection of bubbling hot mud pools. Unfortunately, the Moon was ‘closed’. We’ll try again tomorrow.

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