As I mentioned in the last post, the typical stop in Kaiteriteri is just for a single night, but I opted to stay there for two nights to do the full day kayak. So I 'hopped off' off the bus. The problem with hopping off the bus is that if the subsequent busses that come through are full, it can be difficult to hop back on the bus. I didn't realize until I had hopped off that there was a 20+ person waiting list already in Kaiteriteri, which is always bit of a bottle neck because people are coming from the north island and from the earlier stop in the loop around the south island. So I became quite concerned that I would be stuck there for a while. Luckily, KEX decided to clear up the backlog of people by sending a second bus. So instead of one bus and a group of 50 heading from Kaiteriteri down the west coast to Queenstown, we would have 2 busses and 80-90 people for the trip, which has its plusses and minuses, but definitely better than being stuck.
The next two stops on the KEX bus (Westport & Mahinapua) are both similar in that they are in places where there's not really much to see, and it's basically just a place to stop (and party) for the night.
The morning of the 15th we just hung out at the beach for a bit and then headed to Westport, a small town known for its rather interesting locals and not much else. The drivers organized a three-legged pub crawl / fun run, with a prize for best picture with a local sporting the best hair and teeth combo. My partner Sarah and I found a guy with a shaved head except for a pony tail and about 4 teeth. Unfortunately, he didn't smile for our picture, but he did sneak in a nipple grab on me:
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