This time next week I will have finished work for the last time in 2 weeks, and I'll be busy packing everything I'll need into the camper-van for my big road-trip to the Northern tip of NZ. I'm getting excited. All my old power-kiting videos have been brought out and watched again. All kites have been repaired of any minor rips, or broken parts. Maps have been studied and websites searched for travel ideas.
Heres a very loose itinerary:
Saturday 23
Pack the van and get everything ready.
Sunday 24
Leave home about 8 am and drive to Picton. Drive on the Picton ferry for the 10am sailing to Wellington. Get to Wellington early afternoon and drive to friends place an hour or two out of town (thats you Fee and Bruce :)
Monday 25 - Thursday 28
The next fews days are for exploring. There are a few beaches I want to buggy on and a few places I want to photograph. What I finally do will depend on the weather and my mood.
Friday 29
Pick up Ted (NKC president) from Auckland airport and head out to Muriwai. Stay at Muriwai camp ground Friday night.
Saturday 30
Drive (or buggy) 50km up Muriwai beach to Mooseland to meet with the other buggiers at the Muriwai Moose Meet. We camp in the dunes Saturday night, all sit around a bonfire drinking beer and telling lies.
Sunday 31
Kite buggy some more, then head back down the beach before the tide cuts us off. Find a campground near the Auckland airport so I can drop Ted off for his flight back to Nelson without getting stuck in Monday morning Auckland rush hour traffic.
Monday 1
Drop Ted at his flight then drive North to meet the other 3 buggiers at 90-mile Beach. Craig and a friend will be there with one 4x4. Perrin from Kiteworks will be there in his 4x4 and I'll have my 4x4 van.
Tuesday 2
Attempt to 'nuke' 90-mile Beach. That means bugging from one end to the other in (hopefully) one long reach. If conditions are right we may even try some night bugging as the low tide times will be getting very late in the day by now.
Wednesday 3 - Thursday 4
I think the other guys will be heading home today so I'm on my own again and back on the road to explore some more. I'll just be following my nose for the next couple of days.
Friday 5
Drive onto the Ferry in Wellington early afternoon. Arrive back in Picton early evening and drive two hours home. I then have the weekend to recover, repair, and recharge before its back to work on Monday.
Obviously there is room for a lot more than I have detailed here over the two weeks but I'm sure I won't get bored.
10:21:44 AM 
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