I woke up
alive and well. There were no volcanoes spewing forth their deadly bombs or any
asteroids raining upon us. I couldn’t see any floods rushing towards me or feel
an earthquake decimating my lovely city. Let’s face it; we are well over earthquakes
in New Zealand.
The sky was
blue and Perdy was wagging her tail in anticipation of our road trip to
Hamilton to visit my brother. This was going to be her first time. However I
needed to take the spike out of her tail. I didn’t fancy her barking and
carrying on in the back seat of the car, leaving me deaf and dizzy (I heard
you---too late for that!).
So off we
went, down to her beloved Onehunga Bay where the earthworks have begun for the ‘transformation.’
I felt that the day was going to be long and hot, so I settled for chucking the
ball for her to chase and me to relax. After all I had to drive about 300kls
and I don’t hang in there like I used to. Exercise over, we headed to Greenlane
to pick up my big sister and then on to breakfast in the Onehunga main street.
I had passed
a newish café several times in the last few days; Bean There Café. The sight of
doggie bowls outside was enough to entice us in. We tied Perdy to our table and
waited for service. That came quickly along with the menu. No paying first in
this place. Both of us ordered an omelette, with gruyere cheese and various other
bits and pieces in it. I was attempting to scale down my serving sizes, so the ‘Big
Breakfast’ was on the forbidden list.
The coffees
were really good; none of those single-shot wimpy offerings for us. I like my
coffee to taste like----coffee.’ The omelettes did the trick; tasty and
generous without breaking the back. Beam There café, now joins our list of ‘favourite
places to go.’ I just hope that it lasts longer than the other businesses that
have inhabited this pleasant, very accessible café. The staff was as good as
the food. Nice one, Bean There Café.
Yes, we really are spoilt for choice in this suburb.
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