Another day and another volcano, this time Mt Maunganui in the town of Tauranga. This one was a steeper climb in very windy conditions but the views, as always, were well worth it.
One of the local sheep managed to get in on the shot...
We then made our way to Te Puke in west Bay of Plenty, the kiwi fruit capital of the world with over 2500 kiwi farms. We went on an informative tour of one of the farms and learnt lots of interesting facts about how they are grown, harvested and distributed World wide.
Did you know that if you wish to ripen kiwi fruit quickly you should store them in a bag with an apple, puncture the skin of the apple and seal the bag for speedy ripening!
The area has lots of different fruit & nuts growing all year round due to the mild climate. We discovered a new fruit to us, lemonade (not the drink) a sweet variety of lemon - lovely to eat but we think it would be even better in a G&T!
They grow both green and golden kiwi fruit here and make a range of products including some strong kiwi liquor - tasty!
Great fruit facts guys...hope this becomes a regular thing! Glad you're having a good time and are mobile now! The pictures as always are stunning, very excited that we'll be there in 4 weeks! Looking forward to see you and the van!
ReplyDeleteQuick question, I have some kiwis that are a little over-ripe, is there a way of firming them up a little? Maybe you could ask around!
Eat them!!!
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