Food and wine and beer and cider

This weekend was the Devonport Food, Wine and Music Festival, an Auckland institution apparently. Wineries from all of the country come and sell their wines. There are also lots of amazing food stalls, choosing what to eat was a bit of a problem. The whole day is supported by New Zealand musicians. 

We headed down with Rebecca and some of her friends. It was an awesome day, although we somehow managed to not drink any wine! This was probably due to a beer tasting session where there was a load of free beers. Including one that tasted and smelt like bacon, I was not a fan but Lloyd loved it. Once we had finished the tasting we tried some of the ciders that the brewery offered and lapped up the music and sunshine. The festival finishes early so we picked up a few more drinks to share up Mount Victoria to help enjoy the view.

Sunday was surprisingly hangover free so we headed over to Mission Bay. Its almost directly across the harbour from Devonport but because of the location of the bridge takes about half an hour to get to. Mission Bay is a nice beach and boardwalk but can get a little busy as its so close to the city. We chilled out in the sun watching the kayaking and paddleboarding, a pretty nice way to end the weekend.

No speeding

First cider of the day

Oh no he thinks he's a beer buff now!

Motor City Family Funk - old skool covers

This was a Vietnamese Summer roll

Relaxing with another beer

Cheers

Getting a round in

Chilling out after the festivities

Relaxing at Mission Bay

We made this veggie pie the other day using red kumara (sweet potato). Turns out they are very purple, they matched my top! It was still very tasty though.