Left the motorway a few kms before Pukekohe where we had morning tea at my kind of retro cafe, Cafe Kaos, crammed full of quirky mementoes and furnishings of yesteryear. Out the back there was an amazing area with an eclectic collection of old 70s furniture suites and record covers where they show movies I presume. The cafe had the most delicious traditional home baking and stylish cafe food.
Enjoyed an exceptional cup of coffee and a buttery date and orange scone, quite the best I have tasted in the scone line for a long time.
Onwards to Raglan on Road 22 arriving early afternoon. It is a lovely little town with people enjoying the cafe culture and local shopkeepers very visitor- friendly. Our Post Office cottage was comfortable and above the township, a 3 minute drive to town.
Had a look at the local museum in Raglan which has a very early Wesleyan Maori mission history as well as the more recent surfing history. There was an interesting display of a few moth-eaten men's black woollen bathing suits that we might remember from our own fathers. I remember my own little red woollen bathing suit, anyway. Browsed the shops which are mainly of the touristy type, some with new, others with old knickknacks and bric-a-brac. Found an op shop and bought 3 vintage recipe books - a Fielder's one, a Cadbury's one and one entitled Granny's puddings: New Zealand's favourite puddings which inspired me to make a Lemon Sponge pudding for dessert one evening on our return to Auckland. Used my Alison Holst recipe though which she has simplified over the years.xx
The next day carried on the sightseeing by driving out to one of the beaches. There were quite a few surfers but otherwise a deserted beach.
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