Queen Charlotte Sound

Pete went shopping this morning at 07:30! so he could make breakfast of freshfruit salad, yogurt toast and marmalade finished off with coffee.  Even in a Motel the standards are not slipping!
We then drove to Anakiwa, the start of the Queen Charlotte Track.

We did not manage the 70 km, but did manage to get as far as Davies Bay, about an hour's walk in temperatures approaching 24 degrees (that's 24 degrees warmer than the UK.).
back to the car park for a welcome ice cream from the Green Van kiosk, which had just opened and was so desparate for change that he gave Alison a $10 note for $9.50 of her small change.

We then drove what looked like quite a short drive on the map to the next stop on the QCT, which was Te Mahia; in fact it took us an hour of twisting and turning, the last bit on a gravel track (dont tell Hertz);  (but would have taken about 4 hours on the track).  This was a single hotel resort bay.
we had a very wellcome cup of tea and zuccinin cake, which was delicious - does anyone know a recipe?
Alison drove us back to havelock, where we strolled around the marina area and saw a very posh restaurant.  We were not tempted and instead took back some delicious fish & chips for dinner, washed down with Red wine and cheese.  We are hoping to try a BBQ tomorrow, but the choice in the local supermarket is a little limited. We will see how we get on.  havelock may be the green mussel capital of the worls, but is a one street town with just a few places to stay and a limited choice in restaurants.  But as always what we have seen has always been of a high standard.