This is the view from the deck of my truck at a building site I was at today. The little bump that you see on the horizon is Mt Maunganui. At the other end of the vista, you can see Mayor Island. It is absolutely stunning. No wonder someone wants to live there, but what a bastard of a place to take an 8 wheel 11.25 tonne truck. Its 8.5 km off the main road heading towards the Kaimai Ranges from a little township called Aongatete, whose main claim to fame is a massive Kiwi Fruit packing complex. About half the road is a metal surface, & the final track up to the building site is first gear material with about 20cm clearance either side & a sloping paddock to turn round in. Its lucky that my truck has a 4 wheel drive option for the two rear axles. I needed it to get in & out of there.
No comments:
Post a Comment