The weekly fruit & veg market is held in the town every sunday morning but this week there was also the Country Fair to enjoy - sponsored by the local Lions group, the event is a big affair - streets were closed and stalls replaced cars in the roads - a funfair was set up on the domain for the younger children and the stall holders offered passers by sliced white bread sandwiches of sausage, bacon and eggs or cheese - there were arts and crafts and sculptures and photography on show and for sale, Kauri carvings, plaited floor mats, baskets and hats, carved wooden masks and pottery, all types of food and drink and jewellery and books, clothes, nuts, fruit, conserves the list goes on - suffice to say it was a colourful and varied fair offering all sorts for everyone.
We spent a very pleasant morning browsing the stalls and we also managed to buy a beautiful mounted photograph which shows Mount Paku, Tairua, at sunrise - we stayed there just a few weeks ago and could not resist purchasing what we think is a super capture and what is a great souvenir.
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