atahualpa domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home3/aboarddi/public_html/blog/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6114It rained all night at Lake Waikaremoana.\u00a0 Fortunately, bar a few drips here and there, we remained quite dry in the tent.\u00a0 In the morning we skipped breakfast and tidied up as fast as we could.\u00a0 The clothes that had got wet the previous day were put in the tumble dryer.\u00a0 When we had everything bar the tent packed we waited for a lull in the rain to put that away.\u00a0 The flysheet was stuffed into a bin bag and the main tent quickly folded, brushed and put away.<\/p>\n
The drive down the other side of the mountain to the east coast very quickly brought us to better weather.\u00a0 We even saw the sun at times.\u00a0 The road all the way to Napier, even the section that followed the coast was very windy taking many more miles than the proverbial crow would fly.\u00a0 This led to some interesting scenery as we wound our way in and out of deep gorges.<\/p>\n
We reached Napier around lunch time.\u00a0 First stop was an internet shop where we checked on our mail and uploaded our blogs.\u00a0 Next was lunch and a little shopping. The came a hunt for a dentist. Helen’s crown had come loose and we really wanted that fixed before she accidentally swallowed it. We visited many but only found one with a slot to see here at the end of the day. The dentist hunt allowed us to see much of Napier which is famous for it’s Art Deco themed architecture – preserved through rebuilding after a 1931 earthquake.<\/p>\n
We waited for the dental appointment on top of the bluff overlooking the port of Napier taking in the sights and reading. Helen’s appointment turned out to be short but expensive.<\/p>\n
Next stop was The Barnz, home of Colin and Judy Barnes who we’d got to know via email and have invited us for a couple of day.<\/p>\n
They have a lovely home near the coast and have been wonderful and informative hosts. They shared a couple of bottles of wine with us over dinner – always a way to please us. We then went out to a local winery where they had live music and a nice atmosphere albeit a little chilly. The weather seems to have chased us down the mountain with cold rain being the dominant theme.<\/p>\n
Today we’re off to visit some of the local area wineries of which the region is famous. Should be good.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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