This boat is being loaded into the water at Waihau Bay, a sleepy little town on the East Cape. We arrived here after a full day of quiet beaches, twisty roads, and an historic church or two. Waihau Bay is the hometown of Taika Waititi, writer/director of "Boy", one of my current fave movies. This movie was filmed in Waihau and I recognized many of the locations. We were warmly welcomed at the other end of town by a woman who talked our ear off for a good 1/2 hour about local history and gossip. I love places like this.
We found really cheap backpackers lodging just behind the local hotel bar and had a brew there. As it was Sunday it was pretty quiet. Very quiet, in fact, and we/they "closed the place" around 9pm.
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