Campervan ready haircuts

We had a slightly chilly night and it took us both a while to fall asleep. I think it'll take some getting use to sleeping in the van. We are so incredibly grateful that we not only have a toilet but one that doesn't need emptying every two minutes. It's hard enough trying to leave the warmth of the bed in the morning so the thought of having to then go outside to the toilet block is something I definitely don't fancy doing. We didn't actually unpack our stuff properly yesterday so we spent time getting organised and making sure everything has a home. Nick made our first breakfasts and coffee on our gas stove and it finally began to sink in that we are actually doing this. We had plans to meet up with two of our friends from the farm for a farewell dinner tonight in Geraldine so we used today as a day to get ourselves together. We headed to Timaru library to do some research on where to go from here. While I was doing that Nick went off and got his haircut. I found that there isn't much to do between Timaru and Omaru so our plan is to head inland and do a scenic loop which does then end back in Omaru on highway 1. From here we will head south to Dunedin with a few stops on the way. I also booked us into Geraldine campsite to give us an opportunity to charge up the van, do the water and grey water and have some nice decent showers before we head off on our route. When Nick came back I found out that the barber's also did women's haircuts so I decided it was my turn to get the chop. I opted for having a lot off the length just so it's easier to manage when on the road where I might not be able to dry it often. I do like it but annoyingly she's really hacked at one side when I asked for a little bit of layering so it is a bit clumpy looking at the bottom. Hopefully when it grows a bit it will improve. Nick went and bought us a carbon monoxide dector and after some packed lunch we also got extra pillows and other bits from the Warehouse. In the afternoon we headed to our campsite and had our first go at plugging in to charge up. Tomorrow we will attempt the fresh water and grey water emptying. We headed off to have our allocated 6 minute showers and they felt so good! With ourselves clean and dressed we walked up to Central Cafe where we met Jan and Jono for some dinner. We always get burgers from here and although they aren't quite as good as back home they are the best we've had so far in NZ. After saying our farwells we parted ways and headed back to a rather cold campervan. We really appreciated the fact that we had made the bed up before leaving so this wasn't something we had to face now. Luckily because we are plugged in we could use our electric heater and get the place nice and toasty before bedtime. It's warm now but I have a feeling it won't stay warm for long and we may need to invest in some sleeping bags as another warm layer. Tomorrow we actually venture further than we've ever travelled here so that's pretty exciting!Read more