Top Cut Butchers – Raglan After eating the pork and cranberry sausages, see review, I was determined to return to this butcher’s shop and sample more of their sausages. I will admit that prior to my first visit I had … Continued
The new dinner set For those foodies who look at the crockery in the photos of this blog, you may have noticed a few plates of the Narvik pattern from Crown Lynn pottery. This pattern was … Continued
The mid afternoon sausage snack – Hellertau Stuntman Snarlers The window of Westmere Butchery, the awards they win are well deserved. My mate who was visiting from England suggested we eat out together as it was their last night in … Continued
The interlude from sausages: It was our wedding anniversary and my wife and I went out to dinner at Orca in Raglan. She said to me as we perused the menu, “Do you realise this is our first evening … Continued
Wainui Beach, Raglan and Sausages We went to Wainui Beach, this is also called Ngarunui Beach. It is six kilometres long and at the southern end of the beach it is patrolled by surf lifesavers. We had a great … Continued
A second visit to Westmere Butchery and on to Raglan As we headed from the far north to Raglan we decided to go via Westmere Butchery to purchase some more sausages. On the list to purchase were pork … Continued
Beaches and Sausages…. The saga continues…. This beach trip today was meant to be to Tokau Bay but we struggled to find access to this beach and ended up a little bit further north on the coast. Matauri Bay is … Continued
Elliot’s Beach and Italian Banderia A trip to Elliot’s Beach meant that the boogie boards were used in a reasonably sized surf. The waves were a little uneven and could dump and twist you on occasion, … Continued
Oke Bay and Sausages We went to the beach just past Rawhiti, Oke Bay, a short walk over a little hill to a beautiful petite sandy bay. The sea was warm and inviting and I enjoyed the refreshing dip in … Continued
Yachting and Sausages We are up in the Bay of Islands staying with friends. The weather is warm, many degrees hotter than Wellington, which is very enjoyable. I went sailing with my mate who owns the … Continued