 |
 |
 |
        |
||
|
|
|
|
We took a 4 hour tour of Hawkes Bay. It is a beautiful port known for its farming, trees, fruit, wineries and livestock. We toured Pernel Fruitworld, a farm where they grow a large variety of fruit for export and local sales. We sampled some fruit and took a tractor ride through the orchards. |
|
 |
Next we visited the Silky Oak Chocolate factory where we sampled their candy and toured their museum. Next to the factory, was a vineyard. This picture shows how they trim and wrap their vines to protect them from the birds. They also shoot a cannon off periodically to keep the birds away. |
| Next we drove up to the Maori “sleeping giant” mountain. It has been under water twice and still has sea shells embedded in the dirt. It was a twisty, windy road and at times, the front of the bus hung out over the cliff. I was glad we weren’t in the front seats. |
 |
 |
The town of Napier was destroyed by an earthquake in 1931 and rebuilt in art deco style. I wish we had more time there, it looked very interesting.. We left port at 1 PM and some of the town folks were at the dock, along with a brass quartet, to see us off. |
|
Copyright
|
