An AWESOME DAY IN MOUNT MAUNGANUI ⛰️ 🇳🇿

Kia ora 🦋 

Saturday, April 27

I went to the beach this morning with Mike and Emma when they went long-boarding (for the first time today - they went again in the evening!) The beach is about 1 block away! They told me I didn’t even need to put my shoes on! I wore my flip-flops on the way there, but I took them off at the beach and walked barefoot back to their house.

Mike and Emma Walker

Gorgeous beach, and I caught a surfer in my shot!

Lots of pretty shells!

There’s Mount Maunganui (aka “The Mount”)

This walkway to the beach is practically right across the street from their house.

I'm getting used to the NZ accent, but you'll probably notice and enjoy hearing it.

Me, with The Mount in the background

Later, I borrowed a bike and rode past the beach, where I stopped to buy and eat something for lunch, and then past the harbor to a park where The Market was for the day.

The Market

The cute little trailer called Pipi where I bought a Dragon Smoothie

The Dragon Smoothie (It was made with dragon fruit and raspberries.) 

It’s not called “garbage” here. It’s called “rubbish”

Every booth at the Market was a feast for the eyes!

After the Market, I visited shops in downtown Mount Maunganui, on quaint Manganui Street.

One of the major Grocery Store chains in New Zealand is called Foursquare

A couple of the shops. I bought some earrings at Kiwiana

Emma asked me to walk Cielo after I got home. So I got to take another trip to the beach. 

Cielo was excited that her friend Lucy was at the beach, too!

This time I was there until sunset 🌄. (Emma and Mike went surfing again 🏄.)

After dinner, I finally got a shot of the whole family together.

Mike, me, Jacob, Ariana & Emma

My Kiwi family, the Walkers (They love the way I say Walkers)