This old school domain is a lovely place to stay. Surrounded with beautiful mature trees, as can be imagined, the bird song is delightful And not just during the day, there were moreporks (ruru) calling out to each other in the evening. We arrived late morning on Friday, to find two of our club members already set up. In fact, they arrived a day early as there was a little tree work to take care of. A bit of trimming needed to be done on the trees down the drive, to stop the overgrown branches scraping over the caravans.
Early birds on Friday
Camping in the domain is free of charge, and for a reasonable fee, the club hired the old school room for us to use in the evenings. There is a playground and swimming pool in the grounds, and the local children make good use of these facilities.
The old school building
The other members arrived in the afternoon and we had a very pleasant 4zees outside in the fresh air. In fact, it was so warm that several people were sporting a touch of sunburn by the end of the day. Robin had to make sure that he had some bottles of Tui beer in the fridge for 4zeess, the carton is stored under the bed. Gemma seems to enjoy this bed rising phenomenon, and likes to climb up to the top of the bed and keep an eye on Robin while he is rummaging around underneath in the storage area.
Gemma is helping, she thinks
On Saturday morning three cars set off for a bit of exploring. Our first stop was to check out the camp at Totara Reserve. Then we drove on to Bartlett’s Ford but…….. ended up taking a very long scenic road along a never ending gravel road, kicking up clouds of dust as we drove along. The dust caked back window on our 4WD was testament to the gravel road we had travelled over. Eventually we arrived at Apiti, where we stopped for a quick lunch.
Stopped at Apiti
Our trip to Bartlett’s Ford had to be put on hold as the club was booked in for afternoon tea back at Pohangia at 2.00pm. We were running a little late, and phoned through to the rally family to tell them we would meet them at the café as soon as we could. Afternoon tea was great, scones with cream and jam, served with coffee or tea, and very welcome after our driving adventure.
Ready for coffee and scones
Cartwheel Creamery is a small local cheese making enterprise and the makers visited us in camp with their delightful range. It was like bees around the honey pot as everyone crowded around to see what was on offer. It’s no secret that I love a nice cheese so purchased three varieties plus some keto crackers.
Yummy cheeses
Sunday dawned a little chilly, but promised to be a nice day.
Sunrise through the caravan window
Our BBQ had a good workout during the weekend, with Robin cooking chicken kebabs on Friday night and lamb chops on Saturday. And as well, our usual Sunday morning bacon and eggs too. For a change, he cooked the eggs in a slice of bread, delicious indeed.
BBQed breakfast on Sunday morning
As usual, it was a very pleasant weekend away with our caravan buddies, and we will be doing it all again in several weeks time.
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