Art Deco, Napier

March 15th 2009
Day 39 8 March Wellington-Napier The road to Napier on the east coast of North Island still gave us plenty of hills to make the Sunny use second gear occasionally, especially in the first hour out of Wellington. A sunny Sunday morning drive through sheep shearing country. World championships are held around here. Lots of places advertise demonstrations. You can even have a g ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Hawkes Bay » Napier

The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more

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DonnyBreeze

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Mike and Rosie Smith retired in 2008. They managed to spend a large amount of their kids' inheritance on a 2009 trip to Australia and New Zealand, via Dubai to check up on brother Dave's progress building the metro. May 2010 - house swap with David and Claudia to Mill Valley, just north of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. Side trips: 1. Yosemite National Park 2. Las Vegas, Grand Canyon and Zion National Park. 3. Down the coast to Santa Barbara and back to San Francisco via the Monterey Peninsula and Big Sur. October 2011 - house swap with Tom and Nancy to Charlestown, Boston, M... full info

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