Waking up isn't half bad here!! Ok.... Waking up itself not that nice but to wake up and to be able to open the camper van curtains and be staring at a waterfall no more than 100 metres away is absolutely stunning.  We are at the Haruru falls in Northland, above Auckland. Surrounded by an area which is coveted in history and beauty.  But more about that later..... After staying at the camp sight we finally managed to find the night before, we woke early and ...

Landing in new zealand Wow! So far just wow. And all we've managed to do is shower in the airport, get on a bus, get the camper van, eat lunch out and do a supermarket shop to fill our new tiny home.  We are heading towards our camp site for the evening with the hope of managing a few activities before exhaustion takes over and we have to cook the huge fresh king prawns on the BBQ then head to bed......never made it to eat so we just went to bed.....read on to...