Task number: 97.
Live out of a van.
Date: 7th September – 28th September
2011.
Location: New Zealand.
Attendees: Yvonne Weatherlake, Rae Peters, Andy Lopez,
Jack Lopez.
Some of you may dispute this,
but my response is that technically I did live out of a van & it was for a
decent period of time. Trust me, it was long enough & as close as I want to
get to being a hippie!
2011 meant the Rugby World Cup
was back in New Zealand for the first time since its inauguration in 1987. My
girlfriend, myself & a couple of friends are big Rugby fans & with One of
our friends being Kiwi, we’d vowed years ago to go & stay with her family.
The reason I’m so adamant that
this was technically living out of a van is because ewe did exactly that. We
were there for 3 weeks & toured around the north of New Zealand in a camper
van owned by our friend’s sister. An amazing experience that allowed us to
experience some awe-inspiring sights, as well as watch the Rugby, of course.
We went as far north as the
north islands, visiting the very first western settlement & the oldest pub
in New Zealand. Russell was originally a Whaling station, with nothing else,
but a pub, a place to repair your ship & some prostitutes!
After stops in Rotarua &
Waitomoe, the southern most tip of our journey was lake Taupo. Originally a
glacier, it is now a huge basin of fresh water that resembles more of a sea
than a lake.
An amazing time had by all &
an experience I will never forget.
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