Back to Auckland for a Seatbelt

27May Thames to Ambury Park:

Let's see, woke up today and drove back around the Firth to Miranda to catch the shorebirds at high tide (that's the best time to see them.) We had some luck, but we were a little late for highest tide so the birds were further away form the shore. We had a nice walk through the mangroves though, and another nice chat with the gal from S. Africa who mans the desk at the centre.

After lunch on the beach, we headed up to South Auckland to run some errands – mainly to get the oil changed in the van. And we spent the night at a nice Auckland regional park called Ambury Park – in a paddock with sheep and cows.

28May Ambury Park to Wenderholm Park:

We spent the morning going to parts shops to find a replacement seatbelt for the van – the passenger side one has been on the fritz since we bought the van. We eventually found a used one in great shape for only $30 (they were $200 new), so we were happy and I no longer have to sit in the middle seat :) And the guy at the salvage yard gave us his card for when we want to sell the van... haha. Hopefully it will not come to that :)

After running some more errands in Auckland we drove north out of town and camped in another Auckland Regional Park – Wenderholm. It was in a nice location on the water, but too close to the main motorway – we could hear truck traffic all night.