Picked up the van and headed NORTH!!! Our first stop was Orewa--a beach town just north of Auckland. The beach was beautiful smooth and small sets of waves. Terry thought it would be the perfect spot for me to learn to surf. So, we found a wetsuit for me and started looking for a surfboard to rent ot buy (truth be told, Terry has a problem with buying surfboards so guess what happened). In search of a handmade surfboard, the only kind of board Terry will buy, we found Wayne Parkes upon suggestion from another shop. Handmade boards by the man himself~Wayne is the nicest guy!! He gave us some books to look through while he dealt with a custom order and while thumbing through I found out that Wayne is a 6 time New Zealand surf champion from way back. We hit it off and eventually got a tour of his workshop, met his cat, and walked out with a really cool handmade board, and a friend.
The first three images are Orewa Beach. Then the real treat of the day--meeting Wayne Parkes, getting a tour of his shop, and leaving with one of his beautiful handmade surfboards in our clutches! Finally...what you've all been waiting for (or at least Dave..), photos of the van! Tried to capture what we are living out of for the next five weeks, but photos can't really do justice...
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