Since I hadn't bought a sleeping pad yet, and the ground was very uneven and sharp-looking, I slept in the back of my car, which was very pleasant. btw I think Tomatina, and Tina for short, is winning the name game for the car so far. Then I drove into Whangarei (pronounced "Fangarei" - Wh = F here), where I had coffee and bought a sleeping pad so I can camp tonight (I also bought a flashlight and headlamp since I couldn't find mine last night), then continued up through green hillsides all the way to Kerikeri, one of the largest towns in Northland but still much smaller than St. Helena.
The hardest part about backwards driving so far is to adjust to so far is that the turn signal and windshield wiper controls are on opposite sides. A few times I have gone to put on my turn signal and the wipers come on instead. This was ok on the first day because it was raining, but the next day when it stopped I had to quickly force myself to learn the correct side so it wouldn't be so obvious that I don't know how to drive here...
Off to find a place to camp for the night!
at first i was like wtf tomatina?!? how is that better than starla. then i slept on it, and i guess it is kind of a cute name...i tried to brainstorm red things and the only other thing i could think of was rosa. but tomatina is cuter than rosa. approved.
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