Monday, February 5, 2018

Report #35 Napier, New Zealand February 4, 2018 Sunday Mostly sunny & 70 degrees Part #3 Of 4 70 Pictures

Our walk goes on…..

 

 

Period architecture

 

The Fish Bowl at the Aquarium

 

The National Aquarium

 

Largest aquarium in New Zealand

 

Fountain figures

 

Appropriate name

 

Many hotels here

 

One Six Sister had a cafe

 

Businesses

 

Wall art

 

Back to the info center

 

Lone Star Napier – Bar and Grill

 

Reminded us of a Wyoming pub

 

Table for two

 

The menu

 

Many choices

 

Good food, good beer

 

Speight’s Beer – local New Zealand brew

 

More dining upstairs

 

Sweet potato fries

 

Chicken quesadilla, they called pizza

 

The summer special

 

Had to try it

 

Sponge cake filled with Hokey Pokey

 

Kiwi on the side – fruit of the day

 

Look familiar?

 

Famous statue

 

Summertime in Napier

 

One of the best buildings

 

Museum – art and artifacts

 

Little “pins” in the building

 

Breakwater Road

 

Older establishment

 

Related to poinsettia?

 

Colonial

 

Part of the old fleet

 

Tom Parker Fountain

 

Veranda was inviting

 

Leaving the center of town

 

Cathedral

 

Follow the path

 

Trees are impressive

 

If these are local residents, we never saw them

 

A monument

 

Waterfront hotel

 

Love this sign:  Pilates??  I thought you said Pies and Lattes!

 

A different type of shop

 

Residents on Breakwater Road

 

Warm salt water swimming pool

 

Not safe to swim out here

 

A wonderful system of trails, especially for the bikers

 

Rentals here

 

Pacific Lifesaving hut

 

Miles or kilometers

 

Viewing platform

 

Gentle surf hides the rip tide

 

Warning……rip tide

 

Grass was dry, indicating little rain falls here

 

Most of the beach is volcanic rock and sand

 

All good reasons to stay out of the water

 

Face of the bluff

 

Great view of the expansive bay

 

A young Norfolk Island pine

 

Road to the left, pier to the right

 

Pier gate – no passage without ID

 

Will be a massive tree in time

 

No walking here

 

Aft of the ship

 

Quiet side of the harbor

 

Tour buses came here as well as shuttles