Little Ning-Nong
Jan. 22, 2009
The first thing I did on return to the North Island is hit Wellington's premiere break, a left called "Little Ning-Nong". (The swell wasn't big enough for "Big Ning-Nong" to do its thing.) Classy wave in a remote, Baja-esque area called Cape Pallister. Very dry and almost deserty; a whole different ball of wax than the rainforests on the west side.
Leaving the area, I stopped at the Pinoa Area Market, founded in 1882 in the middle of fucking nowhere. I was impressed that they had an extra surf leash behind the counter; however, when I saw that they offered "mussel pies", I almost barfed.
Passed through Napier today -- it's like a Mediterannean port, complete with palm trees, torquise water and a hot dry climate. However, I feel like I spent enough time in cities at the beginning of the trip and I prefer the countryside, so I pressed on toward the East Cape of the So. Island.
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