Our campervan trip around NZ is now over a year and a half behind us, and we found ourselves in serious need of a reminder of how beautiful this country can be (besides the usual 1-hour radius around Auckland). So a few weekends back we packed some snacks, hopped in the car and headed down to Raglan, New Zealand’s Surfer’s Paradise. It was featured as one of the locations in the 1969 movie “Endless Summer.” I haven’t seen the film, but a trip to Raglan quickly gives you a glimpse of the dedicated surfer lifestyle that we all occasionaly dream of, but only a few actually live.

I wish I could go into length about the town’s charms, plus a few wacky stories about the out-there locals, but this wasn’t that kind of trip. We relaxed in a beach bungalow, walked along the beach when it wasn’t too cold, and snapped heaps of photos (of which I’m quite proud of). Here are a few peeks at what we saw…

By the way, Angela had the quote of the trip in regards to ever-present yet distant surfers: “Looks like the sea ants are still at it.”
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