This talk of motor-homers brought back an embarrassing moment...We took our old caravan to Otamarakau beach & set up camp for 10 days or so. On arrival we passed 5 or so nice motor homes parked up, each with a middle aged couple. Gave them all a friendly wave & found our spot. Now my partner & I weren't the sort of people to just go up & introduce ourselves but my 5 year old son was. He was EVERYONE'S friend! By about the third day we had heard these people getting on the piss each evening, laughing & giggling like school kids. Now this place has no loos or showers so it was really roughing it and I needed a decent wash. There was a tap with fresh water tho. I had had enough of my boy asking to go meet the neighbours so told him to go & take his little brother with him. Excellent opportunity to have a bucket bath! So I run & fill the bucket, zip down the awning, strip naked & start soaping up. I'm almost done when I hear people coming down the trackMatthew had gone straight to the neighbours & told them "Grab ya deck chairs folks...there's a PARTY at our place!!" So I'm scrambling around naked & soapy, looking for something to cover myself before these strangers arrive. Got my hand on a sarong & wrapped it around me as quick as I could. I could hear them introducing themselves to my partner, pulled myself together & went & met the neighbours! Murray & Coleen and Ron & Ngaire. On shaking Ron's hand he informed me "Oh we heard ALL about YOU! hahahaha!" They were already on the plonk & offered some of their home brewed brandy cleverly disguised as Cranberry juice. A few drinks later it ended up a harlairous evening. Those old motor homers really know how to have fun!
Thought I'd dig this old thread up....there's some good laughs in here!!
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