A visit to Kaeo and Whangaroa Harbour

On Tuesday we just went into Kaeo to do our shopping, as it is only 17 ks away and there was no reason to go into Keri Keri. Very quaint little town, with lots of old building in the main street. The only trouble is, they are so run down they look like a puff of wind would blow them away. They definitely wouldn't survive an earthquake.
They have a jandal fence ( as you do), so I took some photos to show you.

A sign to tell you all about it

The fence in all it's glory

Lots of them had little messages on them

I wonder if the owners of these ones ever come to Kaeo, will they want their jandals back?
Kaeo isn't very big, so the walk up and down the main street didn't take long. We got into the car and drove up the hill to the suburbs. There was a sign pointing to the Wesleyan Mission, but we didn't find it. I think it dates back to the early European settlers. We did find the cemetery though. Not quite the tourist attraction we were looking for!
Kaeo floods badly. The main street (Elliot St) was raised up in the 1930's to try and keep the water our of the town. The local church looks as if it would be in a lake when it floods, as it is quite low down off the road built on a dish shaped section. ( I hope that makes sense).
After the excitement of Kaeo, we went to check out the Whangaroa harbour. A very peaceful place.

The day was cloudy, but not cold. There was no wind so the harbour was very tranquil.
Then it was time to go home before the milk got too warm and the butter melted.