We arrived in Napier on a sunny afternoon. The sun stayed with us for most of the visit though it was very cold most of the time. Our hostel was unheated except for on demand electric heater bars that were on timers. Snuggling under the covers and reading were the best evening sports.
This is the famous Parade structure. There was plenty of Deco architecture around, but a lot of the main floor facades had been changed over time. Summer is really the time for this town, where they celebrate their "Deconess". Winter offered only a few tourists and the evenings were positively dead. We saw the Easy Virtue film while we were there. Set in the right time, it added to the experience.
Lovely ducks were all for the few tourists that did appear and were very friendly!
There are a few pictures of Hawke's Bay in these photos because the light changed it for every shot and it was very beautiful.
The fountain at night in the town.
A waterfall in a small park. Apparently. It has an on/off switch for easy maintenance. I loved the abstract look and the vibrant colours.
We did a lot of hiking around the town for the three days we were there. This day took us to the top of a high bluff with a great panoramic view of the entire area.
Again, the housing in New Zealand uses the landscape to it's advantage.While we were hiking, we would be in shaded areas and very cool and then go into a sunny area and get too warm. I'm surprised that we didn't catch cold for all that.
A sculpture to honor the fishing fleet and the dangerous life they lead to feed people. The fish were perfect and almost looked like they had been molded and cast from real fish.
An Art Deco sculpture in the seaside park. I took the picture of the top only as the bottom part of the structure was so ugly I just couldn't bring myself to take a picture of it.
A cement fence with it's vine in winter sleep mode. I wondered at the artisan who made it. A whole property was surrounded by it.
This one is just funny! A 1934 building and it's now occupation.
Now we were on our way back to Wellington. We passed through some pretty spectacular scenery. Gorges, ravines and high bridges. This was the first time I had seen a huge...HUGE wind farm. The turbines went for a mile or so each way on the sides of this photo!
Back in cloudy Wellington.
We would be leaving for the sunny climes of Australia in a few days and took advantage of the time left to rest and pack for hot weather.
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