Hi everyone-
It is Sunday afternoon here in napier NZ. Napier is an "Art Deco" city having many buildings restored to the age of the 1930's.
Backtracking on yesterday. We started off the day with a visit to the Kiwi Encounter, which was very cool. There is a major effort going on to save the Kiwi's. They have many predators and in danger of becoming extinct within the next few decades if nothing is done. We then went to a geothermal site, saw a gyeser, mud pools, and hot thermal springs. This site also had an active Maori meeting house and is a center for teaching the ancient maori arts of wood carving and weaving. In the evening we went to a Maori "Hangi" dinner and performance. Very educational and entertaining, plus the food was great!. Over 13 different countries were there. We met some folks from Minnesota and got sat with some people from Finland who invited us to come visit them. We have their email address so beware that may be the next place we are off to.
Drove down through the mountains today with a quick stop for lunch at a cafe in the middle of the mountain range. Now in Napier. The weather has been good. Only the little rain that we started with in the beginning of our stay here in NZ. It was very difficult for Dave to drive our big motorhome in the driving rain, on the left side of the road, with all the curvy roads, and oncoming traffic, but he now is a pro. The countryside is amazing with sheep and cows grazing on grassy hillsides.
Here are the pics you have been waiting for: well, I have to figure out how to do these so, look for a new post......
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