What an awesome life despite a few hiccups.
COF was like having a major exam. The man has the power over your next stage of life. To have a COF is pretty important that wonderful little sticker has a lot of power. A tweak on the brake adjustment and an engineer to drill out old rivets on springhanger and replace with bolts ( of course had to move hydraulic pipes that’s Murphies Law). And back for a recheck. Phew got the magic sticker. Freedom.
Well Freedom as long as I park in designated places and dont Poo in the bushes ( not likely my loo is far more comfy) A $200 fine for parking in a non designated spot or $10,000 for pooping in the bushes. I guess NEW Zealander don’t like the tourists as we will lose a lot of the younger adventure tourists if this carries on.
Why not let them Park by Toilets in their Vans like they try to instead of chasing them into the bushes or they could build toilets like the Kaikoura Council who needs its tourists.
What a shame. I immigrated to NZ with my Family in 1979 and we were in a van and made to feel welcome. We thought what a fantastic country with nice people who are not ruled by revenue gathering ( fines) or so much red Tape that people can’t find their way through it.
People, real human beings seem to be forgotten in all this and I have in my travels seen many a day tripper in a car go to the bushes with a loo roll under their arm. Unusual item to take for a walk? Also it’s usually people in cars that dump the KFC and bottles etc and sometimes even all their garbage bags from home.
Maybe our politicians should live on the road and have a look before they make policies about things they have no understanding off.
