We had breakfast with Margaret and then explored Keri Keri. When Miss Robb's Mummy was here in 1991 she met Rex and Beverley Robb, who ran Robb's Fruit Winery. Rex and Beverley are now retired but their daughter Lindell runs Coco's cafe so we popped into see her.
Then we took a sandwich down to the waterfront where New Zealand's oldest European building (the Mission House) is located next to the Stone Store, which housed the mission's provisions.
From there we drove to Waitangi and found the Treaty Grounds. If we had been here six days ago, we would have seen various ceremonies commemorating the signing of the treaty between the British and the Maori on this site. However we had a good look round the beautiful grounds, including the Naval flag pole marking the point where the treaty was actually signed.
The site also includes Te Whare Runanga, a fully carved Maori Meeting House representing all Iwi (regional tribes) in New Zealand. I'm stood by the entrance to the shelter for a Maori ceremonial war canoe called Ngatokimatawhaorua. The canoe is so big it's impossible to fit it all in one photo.
We had dinner with Margaret at the Cafe Cinema Restaurant and then watched a lovely film called "Evening".
Barnaby
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