Food and Fauna

These were two of the themes from our recent weekend in Christchurch. We stayed with Denise and had a late celebration of her birthday.

On Saturday morning we went to the Riccarton Bush market and met up with Janie and Gary.

Janie’s daughter-in-law Eluisha was there selling her delectable cupcakes.

We may have eaten a few. 

There was also a genuine Cornishman selling oggies. He hails from near my neck of the woods (Liskeard and Callington) but him being 15 years younger our paths wouldn’t have crossed before. I can report that the pasties were excellent.

Here are some ducks and ducklings to initiate the fauna theme.

After lunch we headed over the hill in Denise’s new car toward Akaroa, stopping to check out the young lambsies (© Bex).

Akaroa is a sleepy little seaside town with a lovely old church.

This is a panoramic view looking back from the wharf.

 

I spotted a white-faced heron wading purposefully through the shallows.

There were lots of these red-billed gulls, the smaller of the two commonest species around New Zealand.

Finally we had a late lunch/early tea of fish and chips.