May 11, 2008 – Wellington to Napier
Weather: Mostly Fine, a littler warmer 10C
Leaving Lower Hutt we have about one hour of mountainous driving providing some white knuckles on Joan’s side of the cab. She’s the one sitting on the edge of the road with the thousand foot drop offs. We kid about the guardrail being 2x4’s with #10 wire strung between them. Actually I don’t think that it’s a guard rail but the fence for the space below. Now that I think about it though I don’t know how you could put cattle into those areas for grazing.
Once you get over the mountain range it’s a very nice drive with more and more vineyards as you get closer to Hastings and Napier.
Napier is the city that was pretty much destroyed in a 1931 earthquake. It was rebuilt in the style of the time which was Art Deco. It was discovered over the years that the city had more attraction to visitors as the Art Deco city than if newer construction reverted to contemporary architecture. As a result new construction or renovation of existing structure is done in the Art Deco style resulting in a very unique city.
Joan's steak dinner.
At the campground we had an informal Happy Hour and a number of toasts to our ladies for Mother’s Day. Joan and I had decided to maintain our custom of eating dinner at the Acous seafood restaurant in Napier and everyone else decided to join us. The restaurant is in what was the original Masonic Hall and maintains the Art Deco style.
Our favorite waitress there now is Rebecca.
The day ended well.
Kiwi Word of the Day: Loo – Bathroom of course.
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