In the last article the first two days of our pre-Christmas escape had taken us from windy and wet Wellington to a sunny and calm campground at the coastal settlement of Pourerere. While most of the campground was occupied by permanently established caravans, we were warmly welcomed and given the largest of the four available sites, right above the beach.
We were told that there was no rush to leave in the morning, so after a pleasant night with the sound of the surf rolling in just behind us and waking to a warm, sunny morning we took the time to