Napier

We have been so busy, we're having to do some catch-up. Today we are adding five new posts going back as far as January 5 in Melbourne, Australia. We've been having a great time and finding there are just not enough hours in a day.

 

Fabulous views on the road to Napier.

Napier is on the east coast of New Zealand. Much of the town was destroyed in an earthquake and resulting fire back in 1931. Even though there was a world-wide depression going on in the 1930's, the town cleared the debris and constructed new Art Deco buildings, making it the newest and most modern town in the world at the time.

You could ride around town in this 1938 Packard for only $150.

A Spanish Mission style building

The dome and clock lantern of the T&G Building are Napier landmarks.

Inside the ASB Bank Buildind, we found interesting ceilings and columns.

At Te Mata Peak lookout we had a view over Hawke's Bay and the towns of Hastings and Napier.

Tomorrow we drive to Wellington at the south end of the North Island. On Friday we take the ferry to the South Island. It's apparently very different from the North Island.

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