Day 26 - Friday, February 17
The next morning we headed down the coast, which was absolutely gorgeous. First we stopped at Cape Foulwind and did a short walk along the cliffs that line the shore:
Then down to a really cool small beach at Truman Cove near Te Miko:
Then on to the pancake rocks, a more popular spot, that were pretty incredible. I think it should be obvious why they're called the pancake rocks (but you may need to check out the full size pictures)
Lots more pictures of all the above spots and others in the picasa album. Finally we ended up at Lake Mahinapua (aka the Poo Pub), which is an old hole-in-the-wall motel run by an 85+ year old scottish guy named Les. It is only ever occupied by KEX people. It is literally the only sign of civilization for miles, and would no-doubt be closed down if not for KEX.
What was a gorgeous day ended with a gorgeous sunset, and even though we were at Lake Mahinapua the beach was actually closer than the lake:
The night at the Poo Pub is always a costume party with a different theme for each bus. Our theme was that you had to dress up as something that starts with the same letter as the first letter of your name. We stopped at a little dollar store / costume shop along the way to aid in costume creation. I decided to go as Rudolph, but was not fortunate enough to find a red clown nose as I had hoped, nor a set of costume antlers, nor a cheap brown shirt. So I had to improvise with some lipstick, a headband and some sticks, and voila - two-toned Rudolph (with my English friends):
It seems Kings Cup is an internationally accepted drinking game:
And one of the whole group:
And finally one with the proprietor of the Poo Pub:
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