S/V
TETHYSTouring
New Zealand by Car
December 2000, February, March 2001
| S/V
TETHYS |
Touring
New Zealand by Car |
| Kawakawa | Trains and Toilets | ||
| Kawakawa is a small town, a crossroads where the Opua road breaks away from Highway 1. A main steet with a bank, petrol station, 4-Square grocery store, a book store, a couple of souvenir shops, and two ice cream parlours. There are two additional features that make this town stand out; a railway track down the middle of the main street, and the worlds most famous toilets. | |||
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The entrance to the World Famous toilets. Men on the left, women on the right. |
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New Zealanders take their ablution blocks seriously. Nice stained glass window. I wonder if this helps their daily constitutionals. |
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On a more dignified note, Kawakawa is the terminus of the Opua-Kawakawa Steam Railroad. Unfortunately, due to badly needed track improvements, trains are not running at this time. |
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| The rolling stock stands at the station waiting for the passengers. There are several diesel and steam engines slowly decaying. | |||
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There appears to be a lot of maintenance work to be done before the trains will run again. |
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