14/03/2007

drove from blenheim to picton (only 30 mins) to get the ferry to the north island (to wellington). drove about 5 or 6 hours up from wellington to napier in torrential, monsoon-like rain. was a really sh1t drive which included us getting drenched mid journey when we had to escape the dry confinds of the car to get lunch. to top-off the fabulous day, i crashed bertha. yes, i know, i know, she was a beaut. anyway in napier city at a busy intersection with blind corners and rain and wet roads, the car on front decided it was best to jam on hard (the right of way at junctions is messed up here), so we hit the back corner of it. nothing too bad to the car we hit, but bertha got a smashed headlight (mandatory for any crash), dented bonnet and wing. we're heading to taupo in the morning and will either get it fixed there or in auckland. luckily we got the extra excess reduction on our insurance with scotties, so it should only cost us $200 - which is €100. ho hum.