The next installment

We finally managed to get a decent walk on the beach at Hampden after huge tides and wild sea tamed a little, not as far as we'd have liked but the low tides were really half tides so battled to get there and back with dry tootsies!
We headed to Dunedin Motorhomes to get the heater looked at. The guy there was so good. We learnt a lot.
We also booked into Carters Tyres where again we had fantastic service. The manager there really knows his stuff and got us sorted with higher weight rated tyres. David is happier now!
It was lovely to catch up with Kate and Noel and Marie and Ewen, long time friends, while we were in Dn.
St Claire Beach was wild with a very full tide.... beautiful but no walk today.
Jude told us that Doug was a bit more stable so we decided to head north once more to Rangiora with the intention of going further north however we received the really sad news that Doug had written his final page in his cancer journey so we about turned to make our way to Dunedin.
With beaches being our personal therapy we had long walks on a few. Waikuku Beach, Woodend Beach, New Brighton Beach and peir, also Warrington and Long Beach. They were all were solace for our hurting hearts.
Along the way we stayed at a POP out of Amberley, Weedons NZMCA, a POP at Pareora, Warrington NZMCA which is really lovely and a couple of nights at NZMCA Dunedin.
Today was Doug's farewell. A bitter sweet service filled with love, laughter and dignity and of course Doug's precious Jude and family along with his friends. We're so lucky to count ourselves as friends. We're going to miss him! RIP Doug. Promise we'll watch over Jude for you.Les mer