The Archer's and Benton's went out and about sight seeing on Easter Saturday, starting at Silky Oak Chocolate Cafe for lunch, always a favourite of ours.
Lunch was very tasty, a nice big bowl of Fish Chowder for me, Robin and Owen had a BLT each, and Helen enjoyed avocado on toast.
An added bonus was catching up with my daughter's friend Heather, who was bussing a group of people from a cruise ship to see some of Napier's attractions.
From here we drove to the Hawkes Bay Golf Club to show our friends the caravan power sites available at this facility. Good to know about in the cooler winter weather coming and the sites are quite reasonably priced too.
Our next visit was the Arataki Visitors Centre, a place which neither Owen and Helen had visited before. We were after some comb honey, and there was honey tasting to do, glass fronted hives to check and and see if we could spot the Queen Bee. Plus plenty of honey to buy and a great selection of gift ware.
Arataki Visitors Centre
Another "new to them place" was Birdwoods. We had told them about the cutest little lolly shop around. Oh no, they said, we are not buying any lollies! And guess who walked out the door with a bag full, firmly clutched in his hands?
They couldn't resist the lolly shop
We were in need of a coffee after all this excitement, so went into the rather posh Birdwoods cafe. We were escorted to our table, and a friendly young waitress came and took our order. We noticed a group of ladies partaking in High Tea with the gorgeous tiered tray full of delectable morsels. But when we inquired the cost per person, we gulped and decided no, it would have to be a really special occasion to warrant that price.
Jenny, Robin, Owen and Helen
We had a lovely day exploring, and showing Helen and Owen a couple of our favourite Napier places. It was going to be a busy weekend, with even more sightseeing planned for tomorrow.
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