ON THE ROAD AGAIN

Feb 15th, 2010
We have now moved south to Mahia Penninsula to wait for another WWOOF stay. We contacted a couple places, but they were full and suggested we call back next week. So we figured we’d surf and study. Mahia is rarely without surf because the peninsula picks up swell from most directions, except for this weekend. We have been in the famed Mahia for two days now and in addition to choppy seas and high winds, it looks like a storm is making its way toward us. Today, we decided to drive about a half an hour east to Wairoa where we found a library to study in and power up the laptop. Because we are often without power, we have re-discovered hand-writing which is great because you can do it anytime. Reminds me of elementary school, hand cramps and all! We contacted a WWOOF stay in the Taranaki region on the west coast so looks like we are headed cross-country…
Still, at this point in our journey about the only fresh fish we have found is offered fried. Although we found some delicious fish & chips in Gisborne area, one can only eat so much fried fish; I think we have reached our limit for a while.

Here are a few pictures of Mahia. (sorry, can't figure out how to add captions to them. For now, I will just describe the pics at the end of my posts.)