I hadn't forgotten what a lovely relaxed place Mangonui is. Fantastic to hang out in the winter when there are few tourists. We've done the usual things, coffee and snacks in one of our favourite cafes and checking out the weekend markets. I found myself parting with a surprisingly large amount of cash on some wonderful local olive oil from Hihi Olive Estate plus dukka. Mmmmm It somehow slipped into my bag. we couldn't leave Mangonui without mooching around the wharf to see what they're catching.
It would be amazing if we could say we caught this Kingfish, but no, it was snared by this young man from a fishing boat out of Mangonui. I feel a bit sorry for the big fish though, as I'm sure he was quite happy swimming away, but its heartening to know they are still there.
Eating seems to be high on our daily agenda so we were easily enticed into guying smoked Hapuka wings from Mangonui's famous fish shop. Melt in the mouth yummy!
There have been some heavy rain showers with lots of squalls coming through which shake our van like crazy. There's so much energy out there its exciting!
There are plenty of good walks around here during fine breaks - including a decent hike up the the hill to a trig station.
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