blast from the art deco past

12/12/05

well, we arrived in Napier today, and oh boy does it feel like we've gone back in time. Its quite a large town - or city (catherdral status), but it was flattened in the 1930's by an earthquake and was rebuilt.

the hostel is really nice. we opted for an ensuite, to boost morale!

after getting the food in and having lunch, we walked round and checked out the shopping, which was ok. went to get a haircut too but couldnt find any barbers open in the afternoon.

there is free internet at the hostel, so most of the day was spent catching up and sharing pics etc...