Blooming Bromeliads

I'm always fascinated to see what other people have created on their lifestyle blocks so was thrilled to stay at a B&B which doubles as a bromeliad nursery. Aloe Aloe Gardens, just outside Kaitaia, has a five acre hillside garden dedicated to exotic plants and dotted with huge volcanic rocks and chunks of glass from the old Pilkington factory.



Better still though, Kevin is a keen diver and cooked some amazing food for us - fried paua, tuatua fritters, butterfish...