January 23 - Rain Delay - Tairua

The weather forecast was for heavy rains and wind gusts to 120 km today, so we decided to stay an extra day here.  For all you types that think we should have been pedaling today, remember this is our vacation and we can be as lazy as we want!

So, here's Laura wandering down the main street.  Except for the palm trees it could be BC!

And this is the hostel we are staying in.  No, its not the building, it's the little caravan under cover.  It's a good thing it's under cover, because we think it leaks.  In case you think we are in the lap of luxury, the TV doesn't work.  Note how we carefully unpack and organize our gear.

Actually, the hostel is quite nice - the caravan was the only double room left when we showed up.  Here is the view from the front deck.  10 minutes ago it was raining so hard we could not see the hill in the background.

I just checked the weather again - it has rained over 100 mm here today so far.