The Traveling Kiwi

… it’s been wet wet wet with more wet wet wet so when my ex neighbour suggested Napier for a few days how could I resist. It’s almost tropical there and only 4 hours drive away.

The plan was to hit a few winery’s but… we wandered the antique shops, met up with some of her family and decided we wanted an early night. Love Napier, the Art Deco buildings and the lovely old villas. We had an old house turned into an Airbnb up on Bluff Hill. Except for a few terrifying moments trying to park on the side of a very narrow, very steep road and the owners extremely individual taste in large taxidermy tarantulas (they were covered with a tea towel for the duration) it was a lovely relaxing place.

Next day same plan, hit a couple of winery’s … but we went to Birdwood Sculpture park and sweet shop, a Figgery (ok we did go to the figgery just so we could say “ I got me to a Figgery” but the fig chutney was worth the stop) and explored Havelock North, got a pedicure and … another early night. So a great girls getaway for a couple of tired old birds.

~ by kiwikris on September 16, 2021.

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