Fabulous weekend with Jo and Blom Blomfield at the Sherlock family apartment in Mount Maunganui, a town in the Bay of Plenty, located on a peninsula to the north of Tauranga.
Mount Maunganui is also the name of the extinct volcano cone that rises above the town, now officially known by its Maori name "Mauao", colloquially known as The Mount.
The apartment is just a few metres from the sea so were gently rocked to sleep by the sounds of the ocean. The beach here is a beautifully long stretch of golden sand. Tried to summon up the courage to swim but the water's still too cold!
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| View of the apartment from the beach |
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| Mount Maunganui beach |
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| View from the balcony |
Interesting area with lots of fruit production, especially kiwi fruit. Jo and Blom took us to see a kiwi fruit farm owned by friends of theirs. The fruit grows on vines - a bit like hops and in a good year, each vine produces loads of fruit.
But the real excitement of the weekend was the arrival of Jo and Blom's new granddaughter, Elliott. The new mum, Tamara (wife to Ian), is apparently always well organised and true to form, little Elliott was born just a few hours of her due date. Mum and daughter are doing well and Ian has a very broad smile on his face!
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| Elliott Kay with her proud Mum and Dad |
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