Looking for whales - too wet today for cruise, but promised better tomorrow - so internet and book and diary catch up time - and a rest for a couple of hours - jet lag is just about gone and sleeping past 4.30 am now!
Drove up to here from Christchurch via another great cafe at Cheviot (Two Rivers cafe and gallery for those folloing in our footsteps) and now at a brilliant YHA right on the beach overlooking mountains and sea.
View from our room:
Did our first supermarket shop and loaded borrowed coolbox and basket (thanks Sheila) - YHA usual efficient place - great kitchen with plenty of room for food with all utensils and cooking areas. Dining room and lounge overlooking sea and seats outside for pre meal drinks and nibbles. Who needs to go out ot expensive restaurants?
This photo shows part of the kitchen - there are green labels for all your bags/food to put the date of leaving on - there is also an area with free food that peoople have left and for you to leave when you no longer want stuff. The kitchen is kept spotless and everyone cleans up after themselves - unlike some backpacker hostels we used last time. A much more respectable class of people in YHAs!
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