Nov 10, 2025 Te Kuiti to Awakino
Moving day today. We’re heading west but we have to go north first! The next big town north is Te Kuiti where we resupplied at the larger grocery store and the department store. We also took a nice walk around town and had lunch at a café in the old train station.
There are lots of ‘larger than life’ sites in Te Kuiti! A huge statue of a sheep-shearer, a statue of a famous rugby player, a mural of ‘Auntie’ at Aunties Laundromat, a mural of the native NZ falcon, and a statue of a Maori warrior!
We continued on our way to our next B&B, a large farmhouse in rural Awakino, about 9 miles to the ocean beaches on the ‘wild west coast’ of the North Island.
A beautiful old farmhouse with 3 bedrooms to choose from, old-growth knot-free wood paneling, doors and window sashes, wood cabinetry in a modern kitchen with a 5 burner gas stove, and 360 degree views of surrounding hillsides cloaked in native bush!