Week4 Tuesday 22nd January.

A day out in Paihia. Drove into Russell and caught the foot ferry over to Paihia, a trip of about 20 minutes. We first visited Paihia in 2012 and spent just a couple of nights in a motel . It was out of season and pretty quiet. In 2017 we were here for 2 weeks over the Christmas period and it was very busy as it is now, so we are quite familiar with the town and surrounding area. We had a mooch around the shops before deciding where to have lunch. I gave in to Nigel and we had a kebab. Not my favourite but something he craves for when they are available. This one didn’t meet his expectations so we won’t have to worry about having any more. Actually, I didn’t think it was too bad although there was far too much of it for me to finish off. Perhaps we’ll give the Zane Grey a visit next time, far more salubrious!https://zanegreys.co.nz
We found a seat in the shade to admire the view and do a bit more people watching, always a good way to spend some time. Decided to go to our favourite coffee place from our last visit but discovered that it had changed and was now serving meals and was very busy. Still the coffee place in town wasn’t far away and they do a really good iced coffee.
Caught the ferry back to Russell, there’s a big super yacht moored in the bay. There doesn’t seem to be anyone on it and it hasn’t moved whilst we’ve been here. Perhaps we could borrow it!!