I hope everyone reading this had a great long Easter Weekend. I know we certainly did up in the Coramandle and then catching up with some of the family back here in Tauranga. Hannes and Ula, an awesome couple we have befriended went camping with us. It was so great to hang out with them in the natural beauty of land and ocean reserves. One of the highlights was hiking through the Wentworth Valley to the waterfall, I absolutely loved it!
Our trip was definitely not without adventures though. Here is a quick story: The morning we left, we loaded up Josh's handy yet a bit beat up station wagon, to maximum capacity and piled the surfboards and kayak on top. As we were driving out of the driveway, we prayed over our drive asking that the Lord would protect us on our journey. Not kidding, two seconds later....the station wagon gave a shutter and all the warning light started flashing. At first we thought the surfboard had fallen off the roof or something...but to our horror it turned out that part of the engine pulley system had fallen off. NOT A GOOD SIGN.
We of course pulled off to the side of the road, called Dave and the "Mr. Fix It Man of the Year" Grandpa. After a quick look, Grandpa diagnosed the problem and assured Josh that the engine wouldn't blow up if we drove it to "Paddy's". The local Irish mechanics right down the road. After about an hour talk with Paddy, a quick change of cars, and sad leaving behind of the water toys....we were off.Crazy start to a long weekend, huh?
I'll post some pictures of our camping experience as soon as I have time to edit them!
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Misty, I love your posts. You have great stories. Thanks for blogging; I feel like I have a wonderful window into your life while being on the other side of the world from you!
Yeah, Grampy sure is mr Fix it. Couldn't BELIEVE the water feature. Amazing.
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