Mahia – Napier The art deco capital of New Zealand

As if by magic we have arrived in Napier (the art deco capital of New Zealand) this evening, and are a seafood extravaganza plus a Hawke’s Bay bottle of rose down, and its barely 10pm!

Considering we were in Mahia only a few hours ago, it would be nothing short of a miracle to think we could have ridden the 160km road between here and there in such a short space of time. 

Trailer trash

Suffice to say it is still nothing short of a miracle that we are actually here because at times during this afternoon we thought we might never see Christmas.  You see we got a last minute lift from Lynn from the Mahia campground who single handedly (she never put two hands on the steering wheel during the entire two hour journey) dropped us and our bikes off in Napier at six o’clock. Driving her car and trailer at 110kph in the slow vehicle bays on this treacherous, steep, windy and narrow road, she wondered why the Holden behind her never overtook her. The guy didn’t stand a chance!

Anyway we and the bikes did arrive safely, us slightly shaken, and the bikes a little bit scathed from rolling around in the trailer, but nothing a bit of electrical tape won’t fix.

We’re pitched up at the Kennedy Park campsite (NZ$53 per night) in Napier ready to recover from today’s traumatic journey. Looking forward to exploring the art deco capital of New Zealand over the Christmas period.