Assorted Local Seafood at St Clair ...

... Cured salmon, sauteed paua (abalone), mussel fritters, and fish. The crisp greens were no more than an afterthought, but the seafood was pretty top notch. The cured salmon might have been the best, with the mussel fritters second. The fish was a tad plain, and the chewy abalone somewhat lacking - it's one of the most overrated and overpriced seafoods available. Not too shabby a dish, especially when paired with a glass of St Clair's own sweet riesling.

Whirlwind

December 21st 2015
Geo: -41.5116, 173.956Sixteen days in Middle Earth isn't very much, and barely enough to fit in a decent tour of the highlights of NZ's North Island, yet we felt compelled to squeeze in at least a couple of days in the South Island. Why, you ask? It's because of Middle Earths premier wine-growing region, Marlborough! A visit here would be incomplete without at least one day of wine t ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Marlborough » Blenheim

The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more

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