Hostel life :-)

The Villa hostel in Picton was wicked, very comfortable and quirky, i enjoyed talking to a local Kiwi guy, a traveller all his life who was enjoying a rum and coke at 10am, he then drew some art in the scrapbook, i like the 'flying m's'. As you can see from the picture he's living in 2002, and i still think it's April, He was a story writer and a poet and told me about his latest idea, he was to be sent to another planet to help increase the population etc etc... a funny character.

We then Strayed from the Villa and arrived at The barn , this is a lovely little hostel in Abel Tasman. The facilities are basic but just what you need. We stayed in little log cabins which were seperate from the main communal area. I can imagine in summer this place is pretty cool, with open fires outside and lots of outdoor seating for weary travellers, however we now in the winter season and it's not tropical. The communal area was the place to be, openening the door to a warm cosey heat, with the smell of 2 minute noodles wafting in through to the dining room from the little red and rustic kitchen. Ther was a wicked vibe with travellers from all corners of the globe, France, Sweden, Germany, the UK, USA, Japan, Brazil and many more crammed in around the wood burning stove. The communal area was a renovated barn, with high sealings and wooden beams. There was a large tv, with couches and 100's of DVD's to choose from, it was very relaxing and chilled atmosphere... Then we discovered the 'costume boxes' haha and created new charcters for ourselves, i love a good fancy dress box! we then proceeded to have a game of twister in our fabulous outfits, as you do! Loving the barn antics and wicked people, Photos are not the best as they were taken on my tablet and the camera wasnt clean, but you get the idea!