After a lovely lie in I woke up to find Mrs
Jackson, a lovely lady who lives just across the street from the hostel had
baked scones with homemade jam and whipped cream for everyone at the hostel! So
after a lovely breakfast of scones I set off on my walk up to conical hill.
(I found out later she made them once she heard an english person was staying at the hostel!)
The walk was, as the name suggests, all up
hill, which was rubbish, but the view was stunning once you reached the top.
Surrounded by mountain peaks the valley spread out from the hill, filled with
farm land and forest.
I’d only planned to walk to the top, spend
a little time dawdling and then head back down but it was so beautiful, and
tranquil – which is surprising considering the amount of people I saw on the
walk up, I took the book I’d gotten from the book exchange at the hostel and
promptly spent a good portion of the day reading in picturesque settings.
When I got back to the hostel later I was
surprised to find Cara and Axel checking in! Apparently they’re just spending
one night at Hanmer Backpackers and then another at the Japanese bathhouse
instead of the original two nights at the Bathhouse. After a quick catch up we
made dinner, explored the town a little bit and collapsed into bed!
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