Until the introduction of specialty coffee into New Zealand in the late 1980s, tea was the preferred drink of New Zealanders, and it is this ancient drink that is currently experiencing a renaissance of sorts.
By the time I’ve woken up, the boys are already hard at work. Shane Nyhon and Regan Smith are hunkered down in the engine room, while Jake Brian is sorting out the frozen barracouta heads. Breakfast is eaten almost as an afterthought, and only once we’re on the move. It’s still dark.