We never did count all the different buildings that comprised the Stony Bay stop on the Banks Peninsula track. In the main house with its wide verandah, there was a kitchen, lounge (with fireplace) and bunk rooms, but there were also an assortment of other buildings: cabins for 2 with cooking facilities, separate outdoor toilets, two outdoor baths, an outdoor shower built right against a tree, a small shop where mealtime necessaries could be purchased, and even a museum.
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| The main house at Stony Bay. The shop is in the trees, on the left. |
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| Outdoor shower and wash house. |
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| Jackie and Paul in the cosy lounge of the main house. |
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| Inside the shower, the tree is gorwing! |
I am sure that the architect of this little domain was the same creative person who built the shelter and toilet back down the track. Corrogated iron, reclaimed lumber, salvaged windows, bricks and stones all had their place in this eccentric collection of buildings.
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| Our tiny kitchen |
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| We stayed in Pear Cottage -- fruit is on the roof. |
The effect was completely charming. Set in a garden of fruit trees, ponga ferns, large cabbage trees, and big hydrangea bushes, this sprawl of little houses and out buildings was old-fashioned and cosy.
There actually were very few amenites, however. No hot water in the cabins, and only candles for illumination in all the buildings. The flush toilets were in the middle of the garden.
But somehow, with the sun shining warmly on this little, hidden community, it seemed almost magical, a fantasy world waiting to be explored. I felt as if I had stepped into a fairy tale.
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| Rosie's little hobbit house..... |
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| A fairy tale mushroom that screams "don't eat me!" |
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