OFF TO TAURANGA TODAY

 Today Stew and I are heading over to Tauranga for the weekend.

It is our dear friend Jacqui's 50th Birthday, and there's a little party being held tonight in town for her.

I remember going to her 40th in Auckland.

So, knowing Jacqui, it will be a neat party.  

I have booked Stew and I into a Motor Camp down near the city centre, I thought it would be nice for a change!

We need to pull our finger out and do some packing. Because I had such a bad headache yesterday afternoon, I got NO packing done at all.  Not that it will take us long to throw a few things in a suitcase for a couple of days!

Once we have done that, we will head off. 

I'd like to go for a walk on the beach if possible today. The weather is supposed to be good.

I doubt there will be any swimming going on though!  It really is starting to cool down, and well... there's sharks in the sea eh?

Just recently there was one spotted right up close to the beach in Papamoa, which is not that far from Tauranga.  No thanks.  I'm not into swimming in the sea anymore!

Crazy rationale really, I used to always swim in the sea.  But the past few years I've just gone right off it. So has Stew.  Paddling up to me hips is fine though (cos I'm short!).  😂

So... enough babbling.   I am gunna get up soon and start the day.

Catch ya later.

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ABOVE: safely in Tauranga.  We've had a drive around and are now in Bethlehem for lunch. Then I'm  going to look in a lovely gift shop here. 

4.32 pm:  And we are at our cabin in Tauranga.  It's a really lovely motor camp. Lots of beautiful caravans, motorhomes and buses.  Right beside an inner harbour and only a few minutes from downtown Tauranga by car.

Love it here.

I'm now trying to talk Stew into us getting a caravan, so we can tiki tour all over the country.

Might take some convincing.

ABOVE:  The view one minute from our cabin.  People here are so NICE.  A man stopped and yakked to Stew while he stood and admired the view.

Then as we sat at a picnic table, a lady came out of her motor home and had a neat conversation with us.

We literally got her life story!  😂😊

ABOVE:  Our cabin is very comfortable.  We have a queen bed, plus a single. Our own little kitchenette and bathroom.  Table and chairs inside, and outdoor seating too.

We are thinking of getting an Uber (taxi) into town tonight so we don't have to worry about parking.  And we can then both have a drink or 3.

Bring on a lovely evening!

8.41 pm.... and I've had 4 Bacardi n cokes! Hee hee... feeling decidedly pickled.  🤣🤪😂

11.26 pm:  And then I ate some food, and had about 4 more rum 'n' cokes.  And I'm as sober as a judge.  *sigh*

But, we had a good evening, and had some laughs.

Getting an Uber there and back was brilliant.  So quick and easy.  And damn cheap!

Gone are the days when you had to pay exorbitant prices for a taxi ride.

Thank goodness for competition.

And there ends our evening.  Lightweights, home before midnight.