Northland

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Left Auckland and travelled by car to the Northland region. Stayed overnight at the Salty Dog Inn, Snells Bay and moved on the following day to Whangarei where we visited a clock museum in honour of Archibald Clapham. AC was a Yorkshireman who collected and repaired clocks after settling in NZ when he was in his twenties.

On Saturday 20th October we moved further north to Paihia ( I am struggling with these Maori names) and joined the locals at the town food and wine festival. Ate the local shellfish delicacy called paua (most ladies will know the colourful shell as it used in jewellery making). This region was known for wine making in the early 1800's but it died out, although it is making a resurgence following an international award won by a local in 1990. There are now 14 producers and it was good to try something we are unlikely to find back home.

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Photos

Sue in a garden
I recognise these flowers

Barry wants to get on board
Sea and boats everywhere on this island

At the food and wine festival
Sue is eying up the best wine tent

Barry surveys the beer tent
And the band played on