This year we decided to take advantage of the Christmas break to explore the region around New Plymouth – an area that is not really far enough away to be a big holiday destination but too far for a quick weekend trip. We booked five days camping at Oakura as a starting point, with further plans to be decided later. While Ashley and Gillian were well settled into sleeping in their converted 4WD people mover, this was the first major shakedown trip in the K-Pod – the teardrop-style minicaravan replacement for our very well used 2-person tent.
The trip up from Wellington showed the K-Pod to be
