Tūrangi - Napier

Vi kørte mod Napier, hvor vi skulle tilbringe de næste tre dage.

Da vi ankom, havde jeg bare brug for at slappe af, eftersom det har været ret så hårdt at skifte fra at vandre til at være på farten hele tiden. Aviaja gik i mellemtiden en tur og så, hvad der var i området. Dagen efter tog vi ind til centrum af Napier og havde begge set frem til at spise på en thailandsk restaurant, som skulle være ret så god, men vi blev begge skuffede i forhold til, hvad vi havde forventet. Derudover så vi bl.a. Pania, “søsteren” til Den Lille Havfrue.

Til om mandagen havde vi booket en tur med besøg på tre vingårde samt vinsmagning, da området omkring Napier er kendt for deres vine. Vi fik dog desværre en besked om, at turen var blevet aflyst, og måtte derfor finde på noget andet til mandag. Vi tog ind til byen og besøgte museet MTG Hawke’s Bay, hvor man kunne lære mere om jordskælvet, som ramte Napier tilbage i 1931 med en styrke på 7,8. På vejen dertil gik vi forbi havnen, hvor bl.a. træ bliver eksporteret.

Om aftenen tog vi ud at spise for at få en god afslutning på turen. Dertil fik vi en smuk solnedgang, hvilket gjorde det perfekt.

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We drove towards Napier, where we were going to spend the next three days.

When we arrived, I just needed to relax, as it had been quite exhausting to switch from hiking to constantly being on the move. Meanwhile, Aviaja went for a walk to see what was in the area. The next day, we went into the center of Napier and had both been looking forward to eating at a Thai restaurant that was supposed to be really good, but we were both disappointed compared to what we had expected. In addition, we saw Pania the “sister” of the Little Mermaid.

For Monday, we had booked a tour visiting three wineries with wine tasting, since the area around Napier is known for its wines. Unfortunately, we received a message that the tour had been canceled, so we had to come up with something else to do that day. We went into town and visited the MTG Hawke’s Bay Museum, where you could learn more about the earthquake that struck Napier back in 1931 with a magnitude of 7.8. On the way there, we passed the harbor, where timber was among the things being exported.

In the evening, we went out for dinner to end the trip on a good note. We were treated to a beautiful sunset, which made it perfect.Read more