Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Vinegar Hill

SUNDAY 22
Quite night at Waiouru headed south on SH1 not much traffice around,
Nice sunny day again. Stopped at Taihape to refuel then onwards.
A very senice drive south of Taihape as you wind down the valleys along side the Rangitikei River. Got as far a Vinegar Hill Reserve for lunch and as it was so nice stopped for the nigh Very very quite night so peacefull decided to stay the day and do some maintance on the bus,No phone service so will send this tomorrow.
Replace the hose clips on the gas line with the correct fittings at last.
Also checked to see why I have a small leak on the clutch line, tighten up a bolt going to the slave cyclonder and toped up fliuld . Replace water pump as it was getting very noisy and slow, found filter nealy blocked up with gunk, tank must be full of something as well as watere, no wonder the water is not too nice to drink, will put some janola in it next fill
Will head off to either Marton/Bulls or Palmerston North tomorrow
Tuesday
Parked up at a place called Stormy point, which is a lookout place just south of Rewa on SH54 on the way to Fielding. Fantasic views across the Rangitike River valley and back to Mt Ruapehu to the North. Another lovely sunny day. Hoipe to spend the day in Palmerston north and stay at the RSA tonightr

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