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Kawhia Kai Festival 2013!

Back in December we booked a little house in Kawhia to stay so that we'd go to the Kai Festival this year. Good idea! We had a lovely weekend in a beautiful village and lots of eating and relaxing. Those were the rules, the only activities were either eating or relaxing.

Breakfast whitebait fritter and manuka lemonade

Hula hoop mania

Kapa Haka

Mango drink

More Kapa Haka

Wild kunekune sausage with kamokamo pickles

Our place was just down the street from the entrance

Lining up for Hangi!



Lunchtime hangi back at our place

Cool crisp watermelon and ice cream


Relaxing

Dessert with a view

Fire hula hoops!

Seafood sampler!



Ok, it was impossible to photograph the beauty

Hot pools beach - dig your own spa!

Marokopa Falls



Natural limestone bridge

Can't wait until next year's festival! Didn't have enough stomach space to try everything this time!

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