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Driving to sunny Napier

I’m not sure what to do today. I feel a bit lazy, but also don’t want to stay at this hostel. It’s an okay place, but not really appealing to stay longer. I’m doubting between heading east or west, because Taupo is right in the middle of the North Island. I decide to head east to go to Napier, to visit my Kiwi friend Chelsea. It’s about two hours driving, so not too far.

The road to Napier
Flowers in a park in Napier
The Six Sisters
Roadtrip food
Flowers in a park in Napier 2
Little library in an Irish pub
Arrived in Napier
Watermill in a park in Napier
Guinness and books

I drive to the Starbucks in town and find a parking place right in front of the coffee place. I think by now I’ve visited almost all Starbucks coffee places of New Zealand. I text my friend that I’m in town and a bit later she arrives and we walk by the shore and through the city. It’s nice to see her again and to see downtown a bit better. Last time I was here, I didn’t see so much of the city, because we went hiking on one of the hills outside the city. There are many pretty buildings from the 30s and on a sunny day like today, it’s nice to walk here and look around. At the end of the afternoon Chelsea has to leave again and I walk further through downtown by myself. I find a nice Irish bar with a small library in the back which looks like a perfect place for me to read a book. I order a pint of Guinness and read for a while.

I get the great idea to get pizza for dinner and have a movie night in my camper. I drive to the supermarket to get some beers and then to Pizzahut for a pepperoni pizza. From there it’s only a couple of minutes driving to the campsite next to the ocean. Having a nice pizza, a beer and a movie night is what makes traveling more comfortable. You need comfort from time to time to relax, sometimes that’s in form of a shower and a bed and other times it’s in form of a relaxing evening.

Retro buildings in Napier
Camping by the ocean 2
Pizza beer and a movie
Camping by the ocean

When the movie is finished I go outside for a moment and there are also many stars to see here. Not as many as at Rivendell, because this campsite is right next to the city, but still there are many. This campsite is really nice, because it’s right at the ocean, but also only a couple of minutes driving from downtown. I think I’ll stay in Napier for a few days before I continue traveling.

Relaxed day in Queenstown

I plan to make it a relaxed day today and I desire coffee, so I start the morning at Starbucks. I stay there and do some webdevelopment work until the end of the afternoon. Then I go to a famous local food place, the Fergburger. It’s good that I’m there just between lunchtime and dinnertime, because normally there are long lines of people waiting for a burger, but I can order almost straight away. The burger and fries are very nice and so is the milkshake. I guess they think I look like an English prince, since they put the name Edward at the first order and Henry on the second.

Morning view Queenstown
Fergburger
Fergburger 2
Fergburger 3
Fergburger 4
Queenstown Beach

I enjoy a nice lunch and walk through downtown Queenstown. Then I go to the park right next to the water. It’s bright and sunny weather and there are many people outside. On the water are speedboats and in the sky are some paragliders. Queenstown really is a place of activities. I walk downtown again and fine a bar with a big bookcase in the corner, a nice place to read a book. I love to read, but normally I don’t always find the time and rest for it. Now that I’m on vacation it’s easier and I want to make it a habit I can take home with me.

Queenstown Park
Queenstown Park 2
Queenstown Park 3
Reading in a cafe
Kiwi fruit
queenstown

On my way back to the hostel I get some groceries for dinner. Since I have a kitchen here, I feel like I should make use of it before I have to cook on a gas cooker again next week. I added some more days to my stay here in Queenstown and will probably start driving again on Monday. Back at the hostel I hang out with the other people for a while, play some games at the x-box, have dinner and don’t go to bed too late. Although the evenings are also fun here, I like to stick to an early schedule, because I love the mornings so much. Today was a relaxed day, tomorrow I probably have to do some work again.

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