I was on my way to the Shane and Suzanne concert at Karapiro and figured I’d hunker down at the Kaiaua NZMCA park for the night. The rain was forecast and sure enough, it absolutely bucketed down!

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It was so loud on the roof I could hardly hear the TV.
And even though the pub next door was open, it was so wet I couldn’t even bring myself to make the dash over. That says it all!

The news was full of weather warnings and stories of flooding
around the country, so I was feeling very lucky to be tucked up safe and dry in Kaiaua. It really is a great park, and I kept one eye on the rising river just in case… though there were a few others parked even closer who were probably doing the same.

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A bit brown

Plenty of water

More water than I’ve seen for a while here.

By morning, the sun was out and there were big patches of surface water around, but the worst had passed. I went for a wander down to the boat ramp. Blue skies, sun beating down, and all was right with the world again.

After a quick tidy up, it was time to hit the road and head towards the concert.