Little Waihi to Papamoa

 We came to Papamoa on Monday. We like it here and I think this is our fourth visit. It is school holidays at the moment so their are a few families in. There are lots of children bouncing on the big rubber trampoline all day. Yesterday there were people in swimming, which was very brave. The wind is cold and the water is too. There is a cold snap coming up from the south, with snow already falling in the South Island. 

When we had dinner at Ohope, we noticed the wall that the wall looked as if it had barn wood under the windows. On closer inspection, we realized it was wall paper. That gave Eddie an idea. A trip into Guthrie Bowron in Whakatane was required. We found a wall paper that is very similar and so we bought a roll to use like a back splash behind the stove. We will also put it behind the basin in the bathroom at some stage. We are very pleased with the effect.

Before the wall paper

After the wall paper

We had a bit of a disaster when we got to Papamoa. There are 2 drawers in the bedroom that are behind the slide out. As far as we are aware, they have never come out when we are traveling, so we never go and check that they shut. Unfortunately, this time we weren't so lucky. The bedroom  slide out jammed and when we went to look, there were the drawers all bent and buckled. Eddie managed to get them unstuck and repaired. One needs a new runner, but we couldn't get one the right length today at Mitre 10. We will have to try at Bunnings. It works, but it is a bit stiff. Luckily the slide out was ok. Today we bought some  little bungy cords to attach so it can't happen again. We have them on the kitchen drawers when one of them started to come open in transit.