Merry Christmas to everyone visiting my blog, especially my sad family stuck in winter (I escaped!). It is raining today but I found this cool little campground with everything I need near Kaikohe called the "The Cowshed". Yes, there are cows here and elsewhere in New Zealand, along with the 40 million sheep. If it stays dry for an hour tomorrow I might go a couple kms into town for that New Zealand delicacy 'fish & chips'. I will pick up the trip again after Christmas when hopefully the sun will be back!