We now have our campervan! And a lovely little van it is too - fridge, sink, microwave, fold out bed, ice tray, selection of pots and pans .. couldn't ask for much more. Well shower, loo and gold plated bidet might be nice, but we can do without. The weather here was a little too British for our tastes (though no snow!). I'm being cruel, it's mostly been sunny really but had some grey bursts and *shockhorror* drizzle. We didn't come away for drizzle, that's for sure, but it's perked up now and we have 30 degree heat. Phewph, that's more like it. Anyway, we've packed in a lot since zooming around in our shiny vehicle. First stop was Rotorua, a town with loads of Mauri heritage and huge amounts of geothermal shenanigans. The whole place
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