Cape View Motel Napier
274 Te Awa Ave. Napier, North Island, 529-1314, New Zealand
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Napier
... Went out to the woollen store, sheepskins were so luxurious and soft. Ice cream shop – Hokey Pokey yummy with toffee bits all through it Mmmmm. We only had a short time in Napier , so once with the absolutely gorgeous sunny weather, we were up on deck to see our ship pull out, serenaded by a local band and their ...
Sailing down the NZ East Coast
... Usually Napier is one of our favorite stop-over places on our way north
or south. Well, this time we stopped and stayed for a week for fun.
In 1931 an earthquake and subsequent fires all but destroyed Napier. It has been rebuilt in the Art Deco Style which was popular at the time.
More information on Napier at: http://www.artdeconapier.com, it's worth a look.
Plus a note to my brother: perfect backdrop to classic ...
The Land of the long white sneeze
... 8221; on the prom (it’s actually called Marine Parade but you know what I mean). Caroline, Dick’s niece, didn’t know us, so it was quite fun going into the ice cream parlour and chatting with her…
”Is this you?” I ask, pointing to a newspaper cutting on the wall.
“Yes it is” she replies.
“So you’re English?”
“Yes, don’t I sound it?”
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I'd make a good gypsy wife
... a car is like riding a bike really. Well, not so much leg action but it all came back to Sion :)
So where to first? The open road, hours and miles in front of us and the whole country to explore. We’d bought a road atlas from the local shop and decided to head to the Coromandel peninsula – a small peninsula to the east of Auckland, home to some of the best scenery in New Zealand. Our first stop, Coromandel Town was only around 3 ...
Long Long drive
... the longest uninhabited part of our trip so far, about 130km!! Get to Napier and find motel which is right opposite where Jack is doing his dive tomorrow. Its a lovely room with a huge spa bath in the bedroom area!! They seem obsessed with spa baths over here, all the motels have big signs advertising that they have spa baths. Jack now wants on in our front room lol!!
Total travelled 350km/220miles ...


