This is what I am doing now – pausing for a while in an absolutely staggering location, with the added bonus that I am earning a bit of cash to keep the adventure going on for as long as possible.
The work here, thus far, is not too taxing, although I am led to believe that the season is only just starting and in a couple of months I expect I will have changed my mind on that front. In the meantime, we are gently easing into the whole thing, splitting our time between running the cafe in the morning for the buses that whiz folk up to the Tongariro Alpine Crossing, and then generally helping out in the holiday park for the rest of the day.
The other good thing of course about working in a holiday park is that we still get to meet all kinds of people, which is one of the general joys of travelling. Recently, for example, I met a Frenchman doing the 3000km walk from one end of New Zealand to the other, with all of his gear on his back. That was a pretty inspiring tale. Otherwise it is a mix of people from all over the world, all with their own stories and tales to tell. Some are just here on a three week break, others are visiting as part of a longer trip, either round the region or round the world. It’s interesting stuff, and great to be able to keep meeting folk, even whilst standing still.
Laurence says
It sure is! About 25km to the nearest two small towns in either direction, but an hours drive to anywhere large enough to do proper shopping 🙂 It’s also really high, and really cold still (minus three this mornng!)
zablon mukuba says
this is a great description of the place, is it really that isolated?
zablon mukuba says
this is a great description of the place, is it really that isolated?
Laurence says
It sure is! About 25km to the nearest two small towns in either direction, but an hours drive to anywhere large enough to do proper shopping 🙂 It’s also really high, and really cold still (minus three this mornng!)