It took more than a severe wind warning and the tail end of Cyclone June to deter some good old Kiwi campers in Northland yesterday.
Campers at Uretiti adopted a positive and resilient attitude and vowed to "hunker down" until the storm had passed.
Camping stalwart Sean George reckoned he was sticking it out until the weekend and was waiting for the wind to die down. He and his family and friends hadn't let the conditions detract from their traditional camping holiday and had collected tuatua and made fritters for their tea when the Advocate visited.
He was doing some running repairs on a blue tent yesterday as the worst of the wind struck. "A few poles have snapped but I'm sure I can fix them. We are typical Kiwis here to have fun," Mr George, of Warkworth, said.
He said over the years they had experienced worse weather and, one holiday, the tent had been flattened and flooded about 2am.