Arrival in Napier was smooth and we secured transportation to the course for the following day very easily, so the big hurdle was cleared for the evening.
We began our self guided architechtural tour that evening and I will give you the low down here. In 1931 the largest earthquake ever recorded in NZ rocked the area. A subsequent fire destroyed just about everything that was not leveled by the quake, and the town had no choice but to start over from the ground up.
With the Art Deco movement all the rage at the time, the town chose to rebuild almost entirely in the style. What transpired over the next few years was an array of buildings that stand right with Miami as the best examples of the style anywhere in the world.
www.artdeconapier.com
The buildings displayed here range from law offices to municipal buildings to the newspaper, but all reflect the style of the day.
We set off Friday morning for Cape Kidnappers on a Gannet Safari bus which we had arranged to drop us off at the course. The gannet is member of the booby family and Cape Kidnappers is their largest inland breeding ground in the world.
As you can imagine, the course was unbelieveable and I will be dedicating a seperate post to that experience itself. Absolutely stunning views, great course and it played as fast as anything I've ever played.
That evening we were absolutley zonked and we had to make sure we were rested for lots of wine drinking the following day.
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