Paparoa Info Centre
- TJ Smith
- Sep 1, 2017
- 2 min read
We're back to toilets, folks! I took a road trip down to the dreary West Coast of New Zealand and hit up a couple of their toilets while I was there. Don't get me wrong; the West Coast is beautiful but you're going to want a decent raincoat if you're going down there.
As some will know, no trip to the West Coast is complete without a stop over at Punakaiki. For those who aren't aware, Punakaiki is a tiny little settlement on the edge of New Zealand's Paparoa National Park. It's a blink and you'll miss it kind of place but a quick break there is well worth; Punakaiki is famous for its pancake rocks and blowholes. Take a walk around the lovely loop track to view the insane rock formations and mysterious crevices which sometimes suit spouts of water into the sky. The place is a geologist's playground particularly as no one quite knows what events led to the formation of such a unique collection of rocks.
The toilets here are across the road in the Paparoa Information Centre. A dainty wee building surrounded by natural forest, these toilets give you a house-in-the-woods vibe which is always nice. Inside they're just as good; clean and spacious with the unmistakable scent of chlorine in the air (much better than most). Not only that but the signs in here are bilingual with both English and Chinese texts to ensure that everyone is getting the message ("don't dump your rubbish down the toilets" in case you were wondering). A pleasurable toilet experience right here!
We continued from Punakaiki to our destination of Greymouth where a set of lovely loos awaited us. Listen people, if you need to pee in Greymouth hit up the iSite. When you look at the entrance, you think you're heading into some piss poor closet of a toilet and the whole shituation could not seem less appealing but trust me when I say enter through the little red door and ye shall not be disappointed. They have mens and womens toilets in there as well as wheelchair access loos. This place was spotless; you could probably eat off the floor here (though I wouldn't recommend it). It smelt like Lush Cosmetics and the natural lighting would've made an architect wet their pants with excitement. The stalls are huge so your funny bones are spared the torture of bashing into the walls when you wipe and they have those fun toilet seat cleaner spray dispensers for all y'all germophobes out there who balk at the concept of having your butt rest where someone else's was before. I got far more than I expected from Greymouth in this bog.
So that's it for New Zealand loos, folks! Don't forget to like my page on Facebook if you haven't already and then you'll never miss a poost (pee what I did there).
Anyway, on with your day and happy crapping!
