The greatest town in New Zealand - so far - is most definitely Napier. This beautiful little city of about 60,000 was completely destroyed by an earthquake on Feb 1931. Rather than abandon the devastation, they decided to rebuild. Two private people (rather than the government) oversaw the reconstruction of the town and it was rebuilt by May 1932 -- all in the Art Deco style. It is an absolutely gorgeous display of Art Deco architecture. I've got a few pics of the buildings but it doesn't capture how nice it is.
But it does show how blue the sky is here. We had the most picture perfect warm, sunny day.
In addition Napier has a gorgeous waterfront with beaches and boats and everyone is out enjoying the water. Again, pictures don't do it justice:
After a walking tour of the Art Deco buildings , we had a tour of the whole area on a railless train which was great fun!
Later I shopped a bit --- fantastic shops-- and Marc checked out the local bike paths. Turns out this gorgeous place is the cycling capital of NZ. I'm not sure if I can get him to come home with me.
Great town and gorgeous day! Heading back to ship to eat again. Speaking of eating -- look how we have porked up:
February will be a diet month!
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