Tuesday 16th October
This blog is great for making me work out what day it is!
It's now Tuesday night and we are parked up at the Castlecliff Golf Club (Wanganui Beach) for the night - $10 fee which includes power connection and access to the toilets and showers. The wind is still gale force and we endeavoured to play golf in it at the Tawhero 9 hole course in Wanganui (did it twice to get the 18 holes in). Len thought the GPS was guiding us to THE Wanganui golf course but we could tell when we got there that it wasn't. Quite a rough course and we were very overdressed with our collars and golf shoes. Gumboots would have been fine! However everyone there was very friendly and wanted us to come back and play with them next week so we had to explain that we wouldn't be here. The wind was so unpleasant to play in but when a nice day comes I should be able to have an awesome game! Len takes it all in his stride and nothing really affects his game.
This morning we took the bus around to an Electronics repairer as we have only had a picture with no sound on the TV for the past 4-5 days (that means lots of scrabble!). It seems we need a new decoder which will arrive tomorrow. We also had to shop for a new 12 volt vacuum as the one we had was creating sparks.
Last night we stayed in the RSA carpark which is right in town. There was no charge at all and we could connect up to power. May find us going back there tomorrow night before we head to see all my brothers in Marton.
Sunday night we "camped" on the Waiinu Beach out of Waitotora. Just a $5 charge to stay there - toilets and dump station but no power which is fine as we don't really need it.
Again we have this dreadful wind coming at us all the time from the sea but we did manage a beach walk down the coast for an hour or so.
The South Taranaki Club in Hawera was our home for Saturday night - free to park there with a cheap meal in the club and a live band (young guys but playing old-time music so couldn't persuade Len to get up and start the dancing off!)
I think this blog is getting quite boring - hopefully there will be more spice in the next one!
Never boring, enjoying every word! It was blowing a gale here in Tauranga on Tuesday for my golf too(it's been blowing all week mind you)Struggled to stand upright, trundlers & cards being blown all over the course! :)
ReplyDeleteWe've had a bit of not so good news, our ute(Ford Ranger) doesn't arrive until January(production delayed out of Thailand) which means we'll have the 5th wheeler parked up at home with no means of towing it which puts paid to our "shake-down" trip to Hawkes Bay over Xmas/NY. Guess we can sleep in it while parked in the driveway :)
Sleep tight!
Shellie
I agree with Shellie your blog is never boring. The bus is obviously very solid to withstand the winds. If it is any consolation as Shellie said windy as here. Don't think I would have your patience with the golf - my clubs, if I had any would probably be thrown over a cliff by now - having said that it would be my luck that the wind was blowing in the wrong direction and I would be hit on the head as they rebounded back. Off to Queenstown on Saturday morning so hope the wind has lessened. Weather forecast is sh....t but we have packed our raincoats and a change of clothes so all will be good. If we get wet outside will force ourselves to settle in for a few Central Otago Pinot Noirs. Ahhh life could be tough.
ReplyDeleteCheers
Sue