East coast to west coast in a day

Trip Start Aug 14, 2008
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Trip End Sep 25, 2008


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Sunday, September 14, 2008

Day 196 - Woke up fresh as a daisy for the first time in days and had time to walk to the beach after breakfast, such a great way to wake up.  On the way to Raglan we stopped at Peroara, which has a giant statue of the famed local drink L & P (lemon and Peroara) - which I felt I had to try and sample while I was there - as well as some great public loos that give you a 10 minute time limit and talk and play music to you - quite a pleasant experience!

Raglan is a lovely town surrounded by green rolling hills and the sea in almost every direction, being a pinnacle of the island.  We only had a little time in the town itself, which is full of neat cafes and boutiques, before driving a few kms away to our isolated hostel.  The hostel is a lovely set up of wood bungalows, located in the hillside with a view of the sea and surrounded by native bush - it's lovely, but a little limited if you were to stay here more than one night.  Raglan is a world reknowned surf spot, but with the weather being showers to storms, today was not the day to learn!  Instead I walked down to the coast, to Whale Bay (where Jack Johnson and Ben Harper have holiday houses) and the sea was gorgeous - dramatic place to sit and take in the sound of the huge rolling waves - another sight equal to the south island.  I sat and enjoyed being by the sea for a while before spending an evening chilling in the hostel as a storm blew outside.  Also had some great entertainment of one of the german girls on our bus getting very drunk and devouring Thumper - he looked so embarassed it was priceless!
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