“A Mish a Day” #50 Nanny Goes Camping – featuring Bev Crouchley. Kaitorete Spit,Te Waihora. 17.6.2019. A Mish a Day trip #50 is with one of my old mission buddies from way back… Bev has always been interested in my missions and on many occasions I have told her about going on missions to Kaitorete Spit, which is located on the sea-side of Lake Ellesmere(Te Waihora). So I decided that at age 82 it was time Bev Crouchley got the best introduction possible to Kaitorete with an overnight camping trip.
Our camp site, guarded by Dennis, was at the end of the Spit, near the outlet of the lake, which is into the sea. It is a very remote place with views of both the lake and the sea as the land area narrows to a point at the outlet. As it was the middle of June we overloaded with warm gear, jackets, sleeping bags and blankets and after a few trips to the beach we had plenty of wood to enjoy a few whiskeys “easy on the pours Bev!” beside an epic camp fire. We not only saw an epic sunset but also with a huge full moon a ‘Moon-set’, and then watched the lightning flashes from a storm out in the Pacific Ocean.
Dennis and I had an early-ish start and the morning was a classic June frost so Bev & I both needed a couple of hot coffees to get going and pack up our camp site. The night could not have gone any better and it was awesome to show Nanny what her Grandson gets up to on his missions!
