We moved on again, travelling by bus back to Auckland via Napier. Helen drove us to the bus station and we had a hug to say goodbye.
The bus passed hundreds of wind generators on top of the hills and we were told by a passenger that these farms supply more than enough power for Palmerston North.
As we came through the very scenic Manawatu Gorge we saw road works still in progress.
I accidentally photographed this cute Maori baby while trying to get the above photo. I hope his parents don't mind him getting in the blog.
The Manawatu River flows fast through the gorge.
It had been closed until recently after two huge landslips over 12 months ago. It was actually closed on Wednesday all day to clear large rocks away. We arrived in Napier at 1pm and walked to the Art Deco Masonic Hotel.
It looked beautiful outside and the staff were very helpful.
The room had everything we wanted and the wifi is excellent. It rates among the top few hotels of our trip and it has a lovely feel about it. We rang Hamish Jamieson our agent and met him in the Hotel Cafe for brunch. We arranged the final payment of $795 for our trip with him and shared some of our experiences. We walked around the town, which is one of our all time favourites, especially the Art Deco Centre which had moved in our absence to a waterfront site opposite our hotel. The cathedral spire is the highest point which was always what it was supposed to be.
Now that we have returned to Napier we can say that our world circumnavigation without leaving the ground (or water) is officially complete. We will save the celebration for arrival in Sydney.
The bus passed hundreds of wind generators on top of the hills and we were told by a passenger that these farms supply more than enough power for Palmerston North.
As we came through the very scenic Manawatu Gorge we saw road works still in progress.
It had been closed until recently after two huge landslips over 12 months ago. It was actually closed on Wednesday all day to clear large rocks away. We arrived in Napier at 1pm and walked to the Art Deco Masonic Hotel.
It looked beautiful outside and the staff were very helpful.
The room had everything we wanted and the wifi is excellent. It rates among the top few hotels of our trip and it has a lovely feel about it. We rang Hamish Jamieson our agent and met him in the Hotel Cafe for brunch. We arranged the final payment of $795 for our trip with him and shared some of our experiences. We walked around the town, which is one of our all time favourites, especially the Art Deco Centre which had moved in our absence to a waterfront site opposite our hotel. The cathedral spire is the highest point which was always what it was supposed to be.
Now that we have returned to Napier we can say that our world circumnavigation without leaving the ground (or water) is officially complete. We will save the celebration for arrival in Sydney.
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