Saturday 21st March 2009 - A DAY IN OMARAMA....QUIET LITTLE PLACE!! The hostel (Buscott Backpackers) was located just outside of Omarama and the bus driver, as nice as he was, dropped us off on the road just outside the hostel. It feels wrong to call it a hostel as it wasn't your typical backpackers. It was a big farm house located around 1.5km from the road up a gravel path. The place was totally secluded and was a fantastic looking house. It was set out beautifully and had a proper kitchen, dining room and living room that we could use. We were staying in a dorm room out the back and over the garage (like a granny flat). It was nice and the beds weren't bunk beds either...double bonus!! We put our stuff in the room
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