Having a muffin for friends

Friends of ours at home, familiar with “Gizzy”, said when they heard that we were here, “Have a muffin for us”. So we did, with excellent coffee, at ‘Zephyr’.

We followed this with a relaxing walk to Waikanae Beach and the area close to Captain Cook’s landing place where his statue and interesting words are located. What an amazing place it must have been in those days! And what an intrepid voyage to undertake in the 1700’s.

For a long time we watched the world go by - swimmers, dogs, children, fishers, boats, a Caspian Tern and the extensive view of Poverty Bay.Read more