"I stayed here in 1972 for two months in June and July. It was peaceful, beautiful, and magical. About three cars a day passed by. The other hostellers were wonderful. They were from Canada, like myself, Australia, England, the United States. For all those years Opoutere remained in my mind like a shangri-la, a refuge from noise and the city where we had to live to make a living. In 2005 I went back to visit and discovered that it was the same! It had not changed and was still magical with that incredible view of the estuary and the sea.... more »
