We have discovered the winter habitat of a sizable bunch of that migrating human species of which we are members - the baby boomers - who have up sticks to live on the road in NZ. There are many beautiful places in Northland, but I think Matauri Bay is the pick of the bunch for wintering over.
A week of stunningly sunny July days have helped. Can we really call this winter?
Other people may think we are all crazy living in our motor homes, caravans and buses at this time of year, but I can assure you we are all toastie warm at night and dry too. We have all the necessities for comfortable living at the Matauri Bay Holiday Park; hot showers, laundry and TV in our vehicles.
Warren and I think the last time we were here was more that 20 years back when we sailed by in the Tuatara, our hippie 23 foot flat deck catamaran, on our way to the Whangaroa Harbour where we moored with a bunch of gin palaces. We were even crazier back then.
This interesting sculpture was erected in memory of the Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior after it was sunk in 1985. The local Maori community provided it with a resting place in the waters off Matauri Bay.
Warren at the Rainbow Warrior lookout.
Matauri has also proved to be a very sociable destination, and along with a lot of chilling out and chatting with other campers, we have enjoyed happy hour most afternoons (coffee works too if you don't want to drink). These occasions have been enhanced by the music of Larry and Jenny who travel with their guitars and all the electronics to make it sound fantastic. They are excellent singers too so we have been very spoiled. You never know what talent lurks in those buses and vans.
The ukelele is a popular instrument to take on the road and Warren doesn't need too much encouragement to get his out. Several of our new friends have been practicing ukelele in private and they are sounding pretty good too.
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