Waiheke Day 2

This island is simply idyllic, it’s like an empty, sunny Devon and we have fallen in love with it. Dearest hubbykins declined my offers of walkies today, I can’t think why. After another yummy brekkie with a view, I wandered down the hill through McKenzie Reserve. This is a community project to replace a pine plantation with regenerating coastal broadleaf forest. The regeneration work is done by volunteer ‘working bee’ groups.

Enclosure Bay is at the bottom of the hill, a good paddling spot before the plod back up the hill.

After a bit of a sit down, another walkies obviously. It was a 5 mile hot and hilly walk to Onetangi Beach where we arranged to meet at a restaurant - one of us went by car!

We had a late lunch at Three Seven Two, a newly opened restaurant recommended by Andy, the B & B owner. 

As with everything on Waiheke, it wasn’t cheap but it was fabulous. Andy had told us to order the deep fried cabbage - sounds weird but it was similar to and better than a really good onion bhaji.

The lemon meringue shortcake dessert was fought over..

We had a stroll on the beach after all that tummy filling. It was so like Woolacombe but so much emptier, especially as this is a summer holiday weekend for Aucklanders.