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...Sorry, it's the school holiday period and buses run on a special, inconvenient schedule," the hostel owner informed me. A quiet panic caught fire in my chest, heating me up under my Patagonia fleece. I had a job to do, a schedule to keep...

Author: By Jonathan S. Paul, | Title: POSTCARD FROM NEW ZEALAND | 7/23/1999 | See Source »

...hostel owner noticed my mini panic-attack and offered to shuttle me to the outskirts of Hamilton. From there I could hitch a ride to Raglan. "It's very hitchable," he assured me. I accepted the offer and wondered if his generosity had anything to do with the fact that yesterday I had introduced myself as a Let's Go New Zealand research-writer...

Author: By Jonathan S. Paul, | Title: POSTCARD FROM NEW ZEALAND | 7/23/1999 | See Source »

...Pirongia, two volcanoes which may or may not be active. My eyes were on the road--SH23's blind corners and steep drop-offs made me nervous and Kid Driver was trying to go faster. He passed three cars in one burst of bravado. I remembered the hostel owner mentioned that the trip to Raglan takes about 55 minutes. When I ran this estimate by my friend he just laughed and pointed to the car we were passing and said, "yea, if you're driving like that...

Author: By Jonathan S. Paul, | Title: POSTCARD FROM NEW ZEALAND | 7/23/1999 | See Source »

...Sorry, it's the school holiday period and buses run on a special, inconvenient schedule," the hostel owner informed me. A quiet panic caught fire in my chest, heating me up under my Patagonia fleece. I had a job to do, a schedule to keep...

Author: By Jonathan S. Paul, | Title: To Raglan and Back | 7/23/1999 | See Source »

...hostel owner noticed my mini panic-attack and offered to shuttle me to the outskirts of Hamilton. From there I could hitch a ride to Raglan. "It's very hitchable," he assured me. I accepted the offer and wondered if his generosity had anything to do with the fact that yesterday I had introduced myself as a Let's Go New Zealand research-writer...

Author: By Jonathan S. Paul, | Title: To Raglan and Back | 7/23/1999 | See Source »

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