Castlepoint Beach is a pleasant one
hour’s drive from Masterton – especially interesting if you are a mail boxer
spotter such as me!!
The beach seems to go on forever –
rather like that at home in Weston-super-Mare although the sky is rarely this
blue in Somerset! The Maori name for the
area is Rangiwhakaoma, which translates as 'where the sky runs'.
Atop the cliff stands a
lighthouse built in 1913 and described as “one of the most popular lights for
keepers” – although it has to be said that some keepers longed for the solitude
of a more remote island posting.
The main question on this day was
when to stop taking photographs of the lighthouse. So many different angles to be captured so
that I can remember it in all it’s beauty back home in England.
Naturally Castlepoint comes
equipped with its own public conveniences and once again these did not
disappoint.
I could not stop laughing when I
entered and read this sign:
Surrounding the front of the
toilet block is a sturdy fence, on the inside of which can be found a row of
benches. No doubt in the height of
summer this place gets very crowded and loos would be much in demand so perhaps
the benches are provided as a seating area for patrons to take the weight off
their feet whilst queuing up?!
If you should ever be in the area
then there is only one place to visit for lunch/dinner/snacks. The one and only Whakataki Hotel. (http://www.castlepointhotel.co.nz/)
What a great place – beautiful garden
– great food – gorgeous powder room for the ladies.
What better way to end the day
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