Before moving on to New Zealand, I totally forgot to make mention of something that is a must visit...every Saturday just outside of the city of Avarua they have the Punanga Nui Cultural Market. It's on from 8am to 11am. We were told that if you didn't get there early, you miss out. Well, have to listen to those that know, right?? Now, when you're on holidays the last thing you want to do is set your alarm clock especially for an early morning....seems like we ended up having a couple of those wonderful, much loved early mornings. Anyway we weren't exactly sure what to expect so we had a quick breakfast at the resort before heading out. We arrived around 9am and quickly found out that we could have just had breakfast at the market as well as lunch if we wanted to stay around. There were lots of different vendors selling all sorts of things like hand-made crafts, clothing, jewellery, and art. Then there was the food sections which had fresh fruit and vegetables and also plenty of vendors selling cooked foods. One vendor was selling waffles with fresh fruit and whipped cream...could've been breakfast. You could also get fresh fruit smooties and I got a tropical one which was made of banana, watermelon, paw paw and cocnut juice. It was quite delicious. Ziad bought a chicken kebab, which was also quite tasty. The locals go here to buy their fruits and vegetables and just hang out and socialize with others. It seems like the thing to do on a Saturday morning as we saw entire families out together enjoying the market and having lunch. There was also live entertainment while we were there....island dancing and drumming. Ziad bought some local artwork directly from the artist who painted the piece. She was quite friendly and we chatted with her a bit. The market is definately worth going to, just don't eat beforehand because you won't go hungry there!
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