There are two types of B&B’s in Australia and NZ, those like in the US where the host is on site and prepares a breakfast for all the guests. Where we stayed in Christchurch and in Apollo Bay were of that type. The other is called “self catering” where the proprietor provides the raw food and the guests cook their own breakfast in the kitchen area of their suite. The Buxton Manor in Adelaide was the first self catering B&B of the trip. The fridge contained everything we needed, streaky bacon, eggs, tomatoes, juice, fruit and croissants so we were able to mix and match and make a mostly American breakfast of scrambled eggs, juice and coffee. A quick word about streaky bacon; mostly what we’ve seen here has been more like Canadian bacon with a
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