Tauranga and heading south

We evaded Pam, as thankfully did much of the country.My apologies to any one on the East Cape reading this!!
We arrived back at Tauranga to Pat's delight (I am her favourite son in law after all)
Gregg, who I bought the trailer off a few weeks ago, was most helpful to finish repairs to it and compensated me for the repairs and transport costs which, was all I could ask. He is still keen to make more similar trailers, he is on to  a winner, so can recommend him as an reliable honourable character.
Where we park the bus at Pat's retirement village requires a small trek across the field to her villa and this was good for mushrooms as the cooler dewy mornings and warm days encouraged them up. Not a lot but over 3 mornings was enough to mix in with a bit of bacon and onion to add to one evenings meal which Pat wouldn't have a bar of!!!! "Most likely toadstools and I was trying to poison her". So fell on my sword and ate the lot yummmmmmm.
We did have a lovely lunch down Tauranga's waterfront from the Fresh Fish Market - got Pat her first half dozen oysters of the season (Oh yeah Sheryl is her favourite!) while we had lovely fresh Terakehi.
With Sheryl having to get her shite together for her passport (mine all completed on line) we didn't get away from Tauranga till 3ish on Friday.

Blue Pools

We took a small walk to the Blue pools at Patauraru we found a park up at Lake Wakamaru once again and enjoyed a coupla beers as the sun set, celebrating Nick and Jacky's closing a deal to buy their first home in Lower Hutt. Well done you two.Will be hard for the first few years but will be worth it.

PS Reason Sheryl couldn't get her shite together was because Bill only packed his passport! Did he think he was going without me!!!

Sunset on Lake Whakamaru