7/13 another city, another chance to get lost.. not too bad, just got the finger from one girl... she got it back.. ha.. hope she doesnt find us... hey we're foreigners in this land .. did she care.. no... ha... found our scottish yha.. used to be a mansion owned by a rich man.. clean, nice friendly.. mey nice young girl from england.. she asked us to go to an ice hockey game... alas we didnt.. tomorrow we will check out this city of 115,000... a botanical garden, museum, gallery, old railroad station. and maybe a movie... lots of college kids, lots to do. pub scene.. the big rugby game between wellinton and south africa here yesterday.. so. africa won...
oh... stopped in a museum in waikawa.. on way here.. and a little church, st. mary's... one lady in museum.. it was full of history about this area.. everything but the kitchen sink in here.. pictures, household stuff, machinery.. old anything, even the lady... ha.. typewriters too... a little jail.. big enough for one... lady lived here all her life.. quite remote... also the local information center and open on sundays....best historical center i have ever seen... hand drawn maps and old photos and a diorama of stuff animals ... scottish influence in list of world war 2 dead, camerons and mackenzies... lady staffing theres great grandmother came from scotland.. named after captain catlin.. sea captain and original settler... originally a large fishing area... and a trailer that serves blue cod during the season... a very charming area.. felt like we were somewhere near roan inish... the movie... but no thatched roofs.. or bare butt babies..
went to curio bay.. very near here... looking for yellow eyed penguin.. rare.. and sign said petrified wood.. we saw the wood lying in the water.. not the penguins.. the road was dirt.. it went past a house that was having a church service and a tiny trailor.. overlooked green hills and dramatic cliffs and ocean.. not many people around.. could be wales or parts of remote ireland, england.. pretty barren and beautiful... litstened to ry cooder song from new album and early song from tina turner.. and some fats waller.. most of the time.. no stations..
discussion on radio about nz telly.. wanted public tv station didnt want to be bland like american tv.. maori telly doing well..
this hostel is very clean.. you bring yours to them when you leave.. they clean kitchen everyday.. scour.. wash floors, baths, i think they are checked regularly... nz hostels the best...
there are some albatrosses around but tours are expensive.. maybe one will swoop down on us tomorrow on our walk.. free..... kid working here is a cricket fan.. we talked sports.. says the ball goes about 90 miless and hour.. not as fast as JABA... YEAH MAN...
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