Opotiki to Whanarua Bay. Really pretty ride, road pretty much hugged the coast the entire time. Not much traffic. Some of the roads became one lane roads in the mountains.
Hostel is very remote. It's called the Maraehako Bay Retreat. Closest grocery store is just a small store for essentials about 18km back. I got some vegetables off of the lady running the hostel (her brother grows them)- she gave me a courgette that was an absolute giant, it weighed about 4 pounds. Unfortunately couldn't carry it, it could have fed me for days!
My name in Maori is Hamiora. Apparently a common name- the woman running the hostel said it was her brother's name, her uncle's, and her grandfather.
A new group of cycle tourers staying at the hostel. There are three of them. They are from Australia. Recommended Tasmania as a good place to tour, but take more than 3 weeks. Got a curry recipe off of them, will have to try it when I can next get the ingredients.
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What is a courgette?
ReplyDeletefrench for "zucchini". Some words they keep from the french and haven't taken the british form.
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