Day 23 - Raetihi - day 2

When you are doing the trip that I am doing you can change plans easily. After an early start yesterday and perhaps later to bed than I normally would, it was 8-15 before I woke up. Cuppa and a chat with Loren decided to stay another night. Loren is interested in genealogy we had lots to talk about and just other topics.
After I decided to stay on, Loren very kindly took me out driving in her electric car. Not sure I have ever been in one before. Do paxsters count?
We went to the cemetery and they are always interesting. We did a walk next to it.
Raetihi is a small town, one Four Sqare, one petrol station, couple of takeaway shops and couple of other shops. It was a logging town in its day. Loads of empty premises.
On the tour and Loren is an excellent tour guide, we went to Ohakune and she took me up the mountain. Cloud cover meant no sight of the mountain today. I think it was 15 k up the mountain. Good tarsealed road. Saw the ski fields.
Ohakune is the carrot capital. See the pictures at the kids park.
The men have been building a kitset tomato house for Loren. It has automatic vents! How amazing is that?
Loved my time here and pleased I was able to stay on another night.
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