I thought we were going to be a Frisbee last night. No real major lift offs but there was a couple of gusts that felt like it! We found a break in the rain and packed up our gear. My nose is constantly running and I feel a body aches. When we stumble out and reach the carpark there is not one car in the carpark! I knew we should have gotten out yesterday afternoon. We got a little signal and sent sos messages to Michaela & Gareth. Luckily Michaela can rescue us in a few hours. We then come across a carpet layer who is having his lunch break but won’t be heading out till 6pm, no good for a ride.

We get to Sheilds Flat where there are historic walls but no idea why as all the information is weathered so you can’t read the information plaques.

Rowan just took his pack off and I was about to when I saw a ute coming from one of the private properties. So I went out to the road to flag them down. A really lovely man said he could drive us in to Otaki. We were very grateful. As we got moving he said he was heading home to his house in Plimmerton and that he could take us there. Even better! He had two lovely border collie dogs who got lots of pats from me in the back. The Kapiti Coast was super calm and flat, talk about calm before the storm. Once we got near he dropped us off at the train station. It only took 7min and the next train was there to take us to Wellington. In Wellington the weather was pretty good, we got some lunch and hopped on a bus to Newtown. Finally catching up on the news it doesn’t look so good out there for the upper North. We really don’t have the infrastructure to cope for this weather.

Tuesday, I wake super early and can’t get back to sleep. The ferries are getting booked out really fast so I book for the next available one on Thursday. Then we head out to get our jobs done. Michaela has been kind enough to let us use her car again. Rowan needs a cheap temporary backpack to get his sent away and fixed. We also need to return the sleeping kit he got a few weeks ago they are just not going to be warm enough. The whole day is running around. We do have time to kill waiting to hear back from Facebook sellers and we get some op shopping in.

P.S I don’t realise it is valentines day until 4pm lol