Trude and i were heading south at dawn in order to avoid the infamous Easter weekend traffic out of Auckland. The plan paid off. Even though the traffic was heavy it was moving at least to the speed limit. After a leisurely breakfast in Morrinsville we were setting up the tent by 10AM at the Matamata Race Course. Despite a forecast of severe storms we ended up with a beautiful early autumn weekend.Trude spent one night in Tauranga with her friend Liane where they attended a concert featuring Keb Mo and Earth Wind & Fire.
I was in a weird mood all weekend, feeling like an alien on the planet, and so didn't take many photos.Link Mail, our mate fresh in from the Cook Islands (ooo what a tan!) and whom we always camp near at this festival, provided good company and lots of laughs.
Naisha and her mates provided a youthful perspective on it all.
The costumes on display for the Sunday Brunch were a hoot and i'm sorry i didn't take lots of photos of that.
