The road to Kaikoura

In Nelson I thought : Well, this is the perfect time to find a job! I already had my working for accommodation settled in an amazingly awesome hostel and could not complain about the region I was in. I tried and tried but it wasn’t exactly a success. Then I realized that maybe it was not meant to be. Not here and not right now. So the only thing left for me to do was move on. I was talking to some of my roommates about how I had difficulties finding a job and that I was planning to travel further. Out of nowhere this guy Tim said that I could come with him and his other mates if I wanted to. Apperently Kaikoura (the town that was hit by the earth quake in November) reopened their roads and some of the hostels were desparitely searching for staff. I accepted my intuition and just left the next day. It took me a while to get there. Normally it’s only about 2 hours from Nelson through the coast line, but this road was still shut. It took me 7 hours to get there but I instantly felt home. It was only 3 hours of working every morning which would give me free accommodation and an amazing swimming pool to use. Kaikoura is THE town to go swimming with dolphins or go check out the seals… a lot to do! But for an unknown reason I spent my time in the hostel, went for a hike once but that was it. I sorted out some stuff, reflected on myself a lot and looked back at my travels so far. I guess all I needed was a place to feel at home for a little bit. The staff team was amazing and Tim cooked for us all once in a while. I would wake up every morning and concentrate on the little daily routines. I was always the first one in the swimming pool and the first to make myself a cup of tea. The days flew by and I could just enjoy watching a movie with my new gang. One of the staff members was Andy, an older german guy who took us penguin spotting a couple of nights. Close by the water there was this little place where you could see some bleu penguins. So around sunset we would gather, jump in the car and sit quietly on some rocks. Nobody would talk but we would all watch the sun go down behind the mountains and listen to the sound of the water. Bringing peace to body and soul.