Pukenui

There in no denying that Russell is absolutely beautiful, we thoroughly enjoyed our stay there. The Thai restaurant was so good, in fact, we ate there both nights! However, all good things must come to an end and so we packed our gear and set off toward Aupouri Peninsula and the very tip of New Zealand.

Our journey that day led us to the tiny village of Pukenui where we found a holiday park to stay at. The only available housing they had was a single room with two bunk beds and a double bed. It was a pretty bare room with the loos and showers off in a totally different building. But I have to say my parents and Aunt and Uncle were very flexible and were completely fine with everything. It made traveling with them so easy and enjoyable. It was dark by the time we had checked in and we had trouble finding our cabin which was labeled "R." We drove around the complex several times before we realized the buildings didn't exactly go in alphabetical order, instead it spelled the word "F R E D." We figured it was the owners name!

Pukinui didn't have much to offer, as far as food goes, so we headed to the local pub for some grub. We were pleasantly surprised by the gourmet pizza and fresh salad served in fish-shaped plates!