Free rental car. Really.
We needed to get from Wellington to the Hawkes Bay. We looked at flying and rental cars, with the latter being our preferred option: the drive is not that long (about 4 hours) and quite pleasant. All the quotes we found for rental cars for a day were horrendously expensive (around the NZ$150 mark). Hmmm. Then Hamish found us a link to a rental deal. Stephen rang them and was told: 'Look mate, I'll fill up the tank, you just drop it in Napier with a full tank, and the rest is free'. Sweet! Too good to be true? Nope. Worked a treat! And no, there was nothing dodgy about it, just a rental that needed returning to another office.
So we arrived in Havelock North yesterday and set up camp in our nice home for the next few weeks.
Today, on a glorious winter day, we went for a first walk in Te Mata Park, literally just down the road from where we are.
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| In a small grove of Giant Redwoods in Te Mata Park. We felt right at home :-) |
August 17
Still at Havelock North Basecamp. We are staying in a self contained one-bedroom flat off of Joh and Mark's home. We are only a 10 minute stroll from the village.
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| Stephen, Joh and Mark. |
Places fondly remembered:
Birdswood Gallery
Map of New Zealand
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Day: 72 - 79
From: Monday, August 5, 2013
To: Monday, August 12, 2013.
and then again
Day 83 - 90
From: Friday, August 16, 2013
To: Friday, August 23, 2013
Stayed with: Joh and Mark, Havelock North
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