The Jester Cafe

The Jester Cafe was a lovely spot to stop for tea on our way from Nelson.  After feeding the tame eels...we had tea and walked around the beautiful gardens.  They had a nice selection of baked goods and a nice choice of teas in addition to coffee.

Crepes in Nelson, NZ

The price of breakfast aka brekky, in both NZ and OZ is outrageous.  2 eggs, bacon and toast averages $16.  We were looking for brunch one morning and found a creperie, La Gourmandise that had fabulous galettes...savory buckwheat crepes.  For one with eggs, cheese and bacon we paid $8.00.  They were filling, reasonable and delicious.  We returned the next day.

Purangi

Went to the coolest winery in Cooks Beach, NZ.  Purangi Estate Winery.  One of the owners, Danny, does the pouring, the regaling of the history of New Zealand, makes the pizzas and is an all around great guy.  They grown their own organic produce and then make everything from liqueurs, rum, aperetifs, and wines.  Our favorite was the Feijoa Liqueur that he mixed with sparkling water (or with champagne.)  The feijoa is also known as the pineapple guava.

The Tasting

Some of the Selections

Danny making Pizza

After our wonderful tasting we enjoyed their wood oven pizza.  The experience was delicious, entertaining and educational!

New Zealand - Land of Awesome Yogurt

My Favorite Yogurt Flavor...Actually is Passion Cheesecake!

The yogurt in New Zealand is the bomb!  They have incredible flavors like Passion Fruit Cheesecake.(why don't we have more passion fruit in the states?) The markets are full of yogurt kits to make your own yogurt.  Best of all...no rBGH!