Solo Senior goes sooky

There is no other way to describe the drive from Gisborne to Whakatane – it was pissing down relentlessly. Yet such is the beauty of this country, it was still a beautiful drive through Waineka Gorge. It is easy to take (and post) photos on days of spectacular weather, but to be fair one should also post photos from the not so good days. So here they are, taken from inside Roma, in between the action of the windscreen wipers.

Hence solo senior has reneged on a holiday park this time in favour of a motel. This is not to cast aspersions on Roma who is dry, warm and comfortable. It is more about not having to get out in the rain and empty grey and black water or plug in power cords, treading on seriously soggy grass all the time. Speaking of power cords, in Gisborne I managed to pull Roma’s out. It had obviously broken previously as it was gaffer-taped up and was pretty fragile. This could have been a disaster, except I chose to do this at a Top 10 Park where there happened to be electricians on site, replacing power connections to sites. One came over within 10 minutes, spent an hour fixing the cord properly and would take no money. He did however accept a nice bottle of Seppelts gold medal fortified red so everyone was most happy with the outcome.
So the washing is done, Roma is comfortable in the driveway, I have caught up with the latest on the earthquake and I get 15% off a tour of White Island tomorrow because I am here (below)