Tiny Tainui

At the Tainui pub

Tainui is a small settlement in the Wairarapa on the road to Castle Point. Goolemaps has missed Tainui, so it you need to hide, that's the place to go. The countryside on the road to Taihui then on to the small seaside settlement of Castle Point is beautiful. It is well worth the trip to non-google-land.

There is a cute pub there with an open fire in the bar, a school and a museum-cum-craft shop that sells all sorts of woollen wares, which I am sure are necessary when the wind blows in from the antarctic.

NZ : The pink dot is Castle Point

Castle Point Lighthouse

Folk music at Patonga Pub

On Sunday afternoon local folk musician met at Patonga Pub. Its a good venue to have a play-along.

Tom Flood plays

Folk musicians at Patonga Pub

Musician  at Patonga

Rock 'n' Roll in Patonga

Last night I went to the Rock'n' Roll night at the Patonga Pub. It is a great pub with a wonderful position on the shore line, no pokies and live bands. Last night George (guitar) and Zak (harmonica) played from 7pm to 10 to midnight with hardly a break. They are a great duo and the patrons danced with abandon.
At the beginning of the evening the women danced while the men propped up the bar but as the night wore on and the amber liquid flowed the blokes all danced as well. They are a great crowd at the Patonga pub.

Next morning dancing patrons had a bleary start to the day but the sun was shining across calm water and sailing boats dotted the Brisbane Waters. A little bit of heaven.