last days at Bland Bay

We are over the road from the local marae. They have had 2 weddings there this week, so lots of coming and going on Wednesday and the weekend. Wednesday was a very quiet affair, but they had a disc jockey on Saturday night with the music really pumping. It must have been really loud at the venue. It didn't keep us awake, but I got up at 1 30 and it was still going strong.

Eddie was out on the kayak yesterday and caught 2 fish, so the fish drought seems to have broken at last. 

Browning and I went for a walk up to the end of the road where the DOC camp is. At the top of the hill,  I took 2 photos from the same spot over looking both Whangaruru Harbour and Bland Bay.

Over looking Whangaruru Harbour

Over looking Bland Bay

Browning travels like this. In my pocket with his beak poking out.

Browning safe in a pocket.

When I got back, Eddie said, let's go and see if there are any pipis at the camp. When we got there we saw that most of the camp is fenced off as it is very wet and soggy. There was 1 caravan there on the only hard surface. We paddled across the grass ( I kid you not), to the beach. No pipis, so Eddie was disappointed.

Today we went to look at another camp at Oakura, which is near here. The camp is also very soggy and so we are going back to plan A and going up to Hi Hi tomorrow. Not sure where to after that as the plan keeps changing ha ha.