Dad spied Lisa and Co from the Club and had a quick chat ....
And Mumbles tried out and purchased several locally made vegetarian cheeses... YUM! We also found a stall selling beautiful local Olive oil for a very good price so Carly and Mum negotiated a bulk deal and got two litres each. We'll probably regret not buying more.
Then it was in to Napier to find a nice place for Brekkie. Carly and Kate stopped off to check out handmade jewellery so Mumbles and Dad wandered on to secure a table. After considering sending out a search party to find the girls we finally saw them making their way up the street. We were looking forward to spending an hour looking at their large selection of jewellery thinking that's why they had taken an hour an a half in the shop. But no, just one (very beautiful!) necklace each. After a very yummy brunch we went for a wander.Down on Marine Parade there appeared to be lots of elegantly dressed ladies and gents all heading towards the beach.
We found out that the annual Long Lunch was about to start. About 800 guests are accommodated on 2 huge tables stretching about 100 metres each and served a gastronomic delight! We suspect there may have been a few sunburnt people by the end of the afternoon!
Down on the beach promenade we found the catering tents with 100's of entrees just about to be served - with military precision.
After watching for a few minutes we carried on our way along the beach. What a beautiful day, if only it had been like this yesterday the Lionel Ritchie concert would have been fantastic.
Well after walking off the brunch we decided we should head off to Clearview Winery for lunch/antipasto and a few glasses of their superb vino. As usual Mumbles being the willing sober driver.
We then headed inland to Havelock North just because we could. Also Kate has not been to this part of NZ before so it was a good chance for her to have a look around. We went to the top of Te Mata Peak (I'd like to say we walked but that would be a lie!).
What fantastic views, you can see the coast line from Hastings to the right and Napier further off to the left.
Of course, you can't take sensible photos all the time ! The girls were having fun.....
Our last stop for the day was the PINK restaurant in Havelock North. It is a beautiful Italian restaurant that Carly went to about 4 years ago... it lived up to it's reputation and we had a lovely meal before heading back to Napier and settling in for our last night.
Monday dawned bright and clear again. Carly and Kate packed up and headed off to Auckland and Dad and I took a bit longer and cruised our way back to Wellington. A wonderful weekend even if we didn't get the see the main attraction we went for. Never mind maybe next time.
We found out that the annual Long Lunch was about to start. About 800 guests are accommodated on 2 huge tables stretching about 100 metres each and served a gastronomic delight! We suspect there may have been a few sunburnt people by the end of the afternoon!
Down on the beach promenade we found the catering tents with 100's of entrees just about to be served - with military precision.
After watching for a few minutes we carried on our way along the beach. What a beautiful day, if only it had been like this yesterday the Lionel Ritchie concert would have been fantastic.
Well after walking off the brunch we decided we should head off to Clearview Winery for lunch/antipasto and a few glasses of their superb vino. As usual Mumbles being the willing sober driver.
We then headed inland to Havelock North just because we could. Also Kate has not been to this part of NZ before so it was a good chance for her to have a look around. We went to the top of Te Mata Peak (I'd like to say we walked but that would be a lie!).
What fantastic views, you can see the coast line from Hastings to the right and Napier further off to the left.
Of course, you can't take sensible photos all the time ! The girls were having fun.....
Our last stop for the day was the PINK restaurant in Havelock North. It is a beautiful Italian restaurant that Carly went to about 4 years ago... it lived up to it's reputation and we had a lovely meal before heading back to Napier and settling in for our last night.
Monday dawned bright and clear again. Carly and Kate packed up and headed off to Auckland and Dad and I took a bit longer and cruised our way back to Wellington. A wonderful weekend even if we didn't get the see the main attraction we went for. Never mind maybe next time.
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