The weather was a bit iffy but we figured we could still nip out to grab a treat for our dinner. We crossed our fingers that the weather would hold and headed out past Port Chalmers and up the winding road to Aramoana.
We set off down the beach and got blasted from behind by a vicious wind, but eventually reached the rocks at the far end. Poking around, we gathered a decent haul of large mussels and proceeded back the way we came. This time, the wind was in our face and not particularly pleasant!
We hurried home to prepare our feast and found we had a decent haul.
Creamy mussel pasta was our reward – although there was some extra sandy crunch! Still, worth it!
Where are the mussels? Do you have to dive for them or are they attached to the rocks on the beach? I went there and walked all the way up to the rocks at the end, but didn’t find any. There was some seals on the rocks so I didn’t continue further.
Thanks!
Hi, They are usually just attached to the rocks near the tide line. You will have to go at low tide and watch for seals!!