Cheeky Pipi Cafe, Port Waikato

Scott surfed while Anna and I stayed dry devouring a kiwi breakfast of bacon, sausage, eggs, hash brown, toast and roasted tomatoes. Topped our meal off with a hokey pokey, a delicious variety of vanilla ice cream with butterscotch chips. Very friendly service, huge portions, and did I mention it's on a black sand beach?!

Port Waikato

An hour drive from Auckland with inviting and solid surf.

Auckland, New Zealand

Kia ora! Welcome to New Zealand, the Land of the Long White Cloud!

The Adventure Begins

New Zealand-here we come!

Chocolate Swirl Cheesecake

A perfect, sweet ending to a hectic, errand filled day!

Shirokiya

A trip to town always includes a stop at Shirokiya for a Japanese bento. I always get the one with the salmon, multi grain rice, bamboo and pickled vegetables-healthy and satisfying.

Strawberries

My little patch of strawberries yields the sweetest, reddest, and cutest bites.