Wheels

Katie, Brian and I are back on the road, driving when, where and how we want thanks to the wheels we have recently re-acquired from Katie and Cat (the Canadians Katie and I had traveled with two months ago). The couple had been using the car that we had all been given to share and now that the two Canadians are jetting off to the South Island they are leaving custody of the car with us until we return it to its rightful owners, John and Robyn, in Whangerei.

The luxury and convenience of having our own car again comes at a steep price- about $90 a tank of gas that usually lasts about 5 hours of driving. (We estimate that we have saved over $500 dollars by hitchhiking. I’m working on tallying up a more exact number.)

My back feels better with the bag in the trunk and my car supporting it’s weight for awhile – plus now my pocketbook is losing weight too.

Speaking of my pocketbook…Thank you very much to all the Christmas money I received! It will probably be converted to petrol.