So, here we are in Paihai in the Bay of Islands and getting ready to head to Auckland tomorrow. The next day we head home. It has been a long holiday and we are ready to come home but we could keep exploring. We liked the van and would recommend it as a way to see NZ.
Some observations:
Food is very expensive and eating out is outrageous (bangers and mash $20)
Twisty roads are interesting for a couple of weeks and then it is tedious
Recycling is almost non existent in many places which is odd for such a small place
Human population: 4 million
Sheep : 40 million
Cattle: 12 million
Deer: (farmed) 4 million
Possums: 70 million
Most toilets have two speed options for flushing!
Most businesses close early afternoon - if you want a coffee in a small town get it by 3:30!
"life style" is the key phrase but wages are so low you can't do anything anyway
Property and housing prices are through the roof
"Life Style Property" is the key phrase for you can't afford it
I don't get it- there are lots of okay spots for sale for millions and I don't know who the buyers are.Shania Twain ownes property where I rode back weeks ago and NZ seems to be the new Calif.
There are tremendous efforts in reclaiming land once farmed and forested and mined. Lots of volunteers and even wealthy doing this for their land (keeps the sheep off). More later.
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