Moana – My Ocean takes you on a journey that starts with the flight of the godwits on the east coast, then dives into the waters of the Leigh Marine Reserve and into the middle of a Hauraki Gulf boil-up. You then go deeper, into the midwater, a world dominated by the language of light, before finally going down 10km to the largely unknown waters of the Kermadec Trench before emerging at the Kermadec Islands.
You can probably guess what happened next. All culture was thrown out the window as we made a swift turn in the opposite direction towards Kermadec...Kermadec the restaurant that is.
Kermadec has been an institution on the viaduct since the America's Cup heyday of the 90s, and it's still every bit as fresh and fabulous as it was back in the day. Actually I have no idea what it was like back in the day (I was 4), but Mum reckons it was pretty good.
The restaurant was quite empty, but that was probably because we went at 3pm at that awkward in between lunch and dinner stage. We had already had lunch so weren't super hungry but Alice and I were craving oysters so we ordered some along with bread and whipped goats cheese and a bottle of wine. It's about time The Oyster Weekend lived up to it's name!
Allie's not a huge fan of oysters but Alice and I are obsessed. They are full of vitamins so we think they're the best hangover cure too, although slimy seafood might not be your thing when you're feeling a bit peaky. But hangover or no hangover we order them at every opportunity (to the detriment of our bank accounts).
After finishing up we walked back to Alice's house and started getting ready for the night ahead, and with all those vitamin filled oysters in our belly what could go wrong?
We'll save that story for another day...
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