We'd booked a trip, so had to be up and out early as got picked up at 7:45am (yawn). It was so cool, as I thought that it was just a normal bus we where getting picked up in but it was a 4x4 high suspension bus. When we got near it, steps came down, bit liek a spaceship. The bus was full bar our 2 seats and Stella and I made people move so we could sit next to each other and in the process got really good seats !! he he he.
Bruce(y) our driver was really good and funny. We driove north and then made our way onto 90 mile beach. It's actually reconised as a road and does have a speed limit of 100km. It's called 90 miles beach as it used to be used by farmers to move their cattle and as they thought cattle could move 30 miles a day - hence they called it 90 miles beach. Now some smart arse decided to measure it and realised that it was only 62 miles. However, over the ditch in Oz there is an 80 mile beach (which also is not 80 miles) and not wanting to be outdone, they decided that it was still to remained named as 90 mile beach !!!
Driving on the beach was awesome and actually far smoother and not as wynding as the roads. I'll try and up load some photo's at some point.
We made our way up to Cape Reigna (said Re-anger) which is the most northerly part of the Norty Island of New Zealand. We had such a clear day and could see islands 50km away. This is where the Tasman Sea and Pacific meet and the currents looked might awesome but calm, wouldn't like to be there on a stormy day.
We made our way back and stopped in at the World Famour Manginue Fish & Chips shop. We had the most lovely portion of fip & chish. Totally random thou - you have to buy your vinegar seperate.
The trip got us backj at about 6pm and was a brilliant way to start to holiday.
The trip got us backj at about 6pm and was a brilliant way to start to holiday.
No comments:
Post a Comment