Like the Addams family faithful old retainer, he's a bit top heavy going around the corners, and also the automatic gear changes going up hills are not particularly smooth.
Picked him up yesterday after a couple of hours buggering about with paperwork, computer errors, EFTPOS payment limits and other frustrations, loaded up at the supermarket, went back in to Auckland to pick up the luggage and the hit the road north. Stopped for the night in whangarei as the first sensible stop, then pushed on to bay of islands this morning where we will stop for a couple of days, nice little campground right next to the Waitangi treaty grounds.
We opted for the high top camper for convenience - technically its a 6 berth although you would have to be very good friends - we can leave the bed made up at the back and still have another table inside to sit and eat at. And we thought we would have to put a load of luggage over the cab but actually once its unpacked its all disappeared into the cupboards, under the seats and in the lockers. Nowhere near as well equipped as tigger, with far more basic amenities so we will mostly be staying on camps and using their kitchens and showers. And everything does rattle on the road - I dare say it was the same in Oz, but being in a separate vehicle you didn't hear it. Might get a bit wearing after 10 weeks, but we shall cope...
Picked him up yesterday after a couple of hours buggering about with paperwork, computer errors, EFTPOS payment limits and other frustrations, loaded up at the supermarket, went back in to Auckland to pick up the luggage and the hit the road north. Stopped for the night in whangarei as the first sensible stop, then pushed on to bay of islands this morning where we will stop for a couple of days, nice little campground right next to the Waitangi treaty grounds.
We opted for the high top camper for convenience - technically its a 6 berth although you would have to be very good friends - we can leave the bed made up at the back and still have another table inside to sit and eat at. And we thought we would have to put a load of luggage over the cab but actually once its unpacked its all disappeared into the cupboards, under the seats and in the lockers. Nowhere near as well equipped as tigger, with far more basic amenities so we will mostly be staying on camps and using their kitchens and showers. And everything does rattle on the road - I dare say it was the same in Oz, but being in a separate vehicle you didn't hear it. Might get a bit wearing after 10 weeks, but we shall cope...
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