Wednesday 14th April 2004, Day 214/366 - Hahei, New Zealand to Mount Maunganui, New Zealand.

It's drizzling again and it's a bit cold again. We headed south stopping at Waihi, but there was nothing much occuring so we carried on through Tauranga to Mount Maunganui. Got a lovely campsite right at the base of the Mount and the door opens out on to the beach. It's a real bonus that the weather bucked up too.

The Mount is a lovely little seaside place without the sleaze. Very clean. I left Briggsy in the Hot Spas. It struck me that this was first time we'd been apart since friday. She's been really easy to travel with and knows when it's quiet time, plus she's always got a story to send me to sleep to. Don't worry Stan we haven't fallen out over pizza or anything like that. Bing Bong.