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Jessica and Ritchyrd Hirst (on chairs) with Dalyn, 8, and Faith, 5, from Auckland.
A French-themed caravan is drawing positive attention at the Mount Maunganui Beachside Holiday Park. Auckland couple Ritchyrd and Jessica Hirst have been coming to Mount Maunganui with their two children for 11 years and decided to spice up their holiday accommodation. “It’s all been decked out real French,” says Jessica. “Everyone in the camp has stopped and talks to us every single day and says it’s such a posi-
tive thing for the mount because businesses have been quiet with the Rena and the bad weather.” Jessica says they started with a normal caravan and added some accessories. “We’ve got a wooden floor and a really neat awning, but in the awning we’ve set up a really cool couch and it’s all French looking and cane and mint green cushions, there’s a lamp with a boa around, a big Marilyn Monroe poster, there’s fairy lights and a candle thing.” Jessica says her husband came up with the idea.
Photo by Tracy Hardy.
“He’s a really creative person, he could’ve done more, but I was like no, no, no because I am the one who pays the bills. “He gets everything really cheap, which is cool. He spends a long time sourcing the items and getting a really good deal, and making them himself.” The awning will be packed away when the couple returns to Auckland on Sunday. “We leave the caravan here permanently, we pack up the awning when we go and set it back up when we come back.” By Letitia Atkinson