From Grads to Nomads

We drove yesterday up from Rotorua to Raglan, a tiny town of 2000 people right on the coast, and is well known for its surf culture. There is a ton to do outdoors here, and we extended our intended stay an extra night upon arriving. We are in a quaint little hostel with very friendly staff, and we all have private rooms surrounding a courtyard, with hammocks and lounge chairs. It is right on the ocean, and last night Rob, Jason, and I went for a walk and ended up walking 14km round trip along the beach, 2 1/2 hours gone by like nothing! It is a beautiful spot here, and today we were able to golf again! After searching the town for leftie clubs for the boys, we hit the town course, which for 10$ green fees is in fantastic condition. We had to play the back nine, as the front nine was covered in sheep, certainly was golf New Zealand style!! Rob tied me today for 1st, with some fantastic pars! The course had views of rolling hills, sheep, wooded areas, and the sea/estuary, and was just stunning. Afterwards we relaxed in the hammocks, and just now, Rob, Kirby, Krista and I finished an evening kayak paddle our in the bay. We got rained on but it was fun nonetheless. Tomorrow, our day of surfing. The hostel owner is giving us a free 10 minute lesson and then we hit the waves for 3 hours in wetsuits (as it is not quite Thailand warm here). Wish us luck, hopefully we all get to ride a wave. I have a slight advantage having tried before. Now I am off to pick up some Thai take away for dinner and we have a pictionary board just waiting to be played.