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| The bay in the dying sun |
We are the luckiest people in the world to have wonderful generous friends who allow us the use of their bach (kiwi for holiday home) in one of the most magical and isolated coasts of New Zealand - the East Cape.
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| The view from the front room |
After all the meat we had been consuming we were really looking forward to catching some fish and seafood. James had bought a cheap set of secondhand diving gear and wanted to test it out. Having never caught a crayfish (kiwi for lobster) he was delighted to come across these two scurrying around in the undewater rocks.
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| Cooked |
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| Plated |
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| In the mouth |
We enjoyed a few early mornings out on the kayak having fun with the fishies. A couple of which we brought back to add to our 'see food and eat it' diet ;-)
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| This kahawai was the first candidate |
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| Kahawai is beautiful freshly smoked |
These guys all got to live another day or two ....
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| Porae |
This kingfish, one of our favourite fish to catch (they are also very good to eat) was caught with a lot of fanfare and hilarity. Clare made a valiant effort of paddling us around the bay while James reeled it in. It a bit smaller than the legal size of 75cm so went back to the ocean to grow some more.
In the week we were here, we only ventured out once to the shops at Waiau Bay for some fresh supplies.
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| Caught relaxing! |
This is one of the few places on earth we are never ready to leave when the time comes ......
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