We had a
couple of stops on our way to Lake Mahinipua, and first was a trek
around Cape Fouwind. This was a coastal walk that was pretty long but
it was really nice. We got to see our first interesting animal –
seals! We then stopped at pancake rocks, which is a landform that I
should know lots about as my degree is geography, but it's basically
layered rocks.
Tonight we
had a party with our coach and the theme was anything beginning with
P. Us three, being the most inventive people in the world (hint of
sarcasm there), went as princesses, so we stopped off to get our
costume in Greymouth. When we got to Lake Mahinipua, we thought we
had been in some remote places, but this hostel was literally along a
long road, by itself, with nothing surrounding it, it did have its
own bar . The lake was on one side of it, and the beach was on the
other. To begin with we went down to the lake and sat on the jetty
just chilling for a bit, it was nice to talk to some new people about
their travels.
Before our
party the accommodation included dinner and breakfast, and roast pork
was on the menu. It was delicious!! Really nice not to cook, but I
could've eaten about 10 portions! We then went to watch the sunset on
the beach, which was cute. The party was good, everyone was so
original, my personal favourites were pea on a fork, plastic bag and
pensioners. Our breakfast the next day consisted on pancakes, bacon
and syrup, sooooo good!! We were literally loading up our plates!
ACCOMMODATION
– Lake Manhinapua Hotel - $50 including dinner and breakfast
This is
quite a difficult one to compare because it was just a really odd
place. The rooms were fine, although ours didn't have any plugs?! But
we used next doors as nobody was in there. The accommodation seemed
to be within temporary buildings, but were permanently there. You had
to go outside to go to the toilet and shower. I don't think paying
the extra $20 for food was bad, as both meals were a good size and
delicious, but paying $30 for the room was probably a bit expensive
in comparison to other hostels. I think this hostel is associated
with Kiwi experience as I can't see individuals stopping here.
Rating- 3/5
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