And you are right Whakatane is a lovely place to be in NZ.

I had an Old Austin A70 Hampshire which I had kept in my Dad's shed near Christchurch and several years ago took the little woman and my son back for a holiday. We did a Nth Island Tour which included the East Coast- Gisbourne, Tolaga,Ruatoria,Te Araroa and the rest of the BOP before heading up to NthLand. I loved the Bay of Plenty and look forward to one day again repeating that trip. Hopefully my son will don tanks and help me grab a few of those big pack-horse crays from the waters up that way.

cheers
Musashi

Thank you to everyone that has offered to help with the Transition to Whakatane. I have found a place to stay for my Station leave, which is awesome and gives me great peace of mind as I get closer to college. I am still nervous about the move over, as it will be so close to Christmas, hopefully we find the right home and can get there easily. If anyone has a Big truck, let me know.