(Barely) Working Title: How to retire in your twenties
Following our icy dip at Clifton, we got back in the car and our post-Hastings era started post-haste (sorry). Napier is but a twenty minute drive away. We had a nosey around the art deco buildings, checked out the water front (which is actually populated here - a rarity in New Zealand, they even have a proper promenade!) and had some tiramisu gelato. We like Napier already. That evening, we made our way to Rose's parents' house. Please follow this next bit carefully. This means we were staying with Jane's Mum's Cousin's Son's Wife's Mum and Dad. Got it? Me neither. We spent some time deliberating over which red wine would be a suitable exchange for a good night's
Lewis George
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16 Apr 2020
Napier Calling
May 05, 2019
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Hastings, Napier
Following our icy dip at Clifton, we got back in the car and our post-Hastings era started post-haste (sorry). Napier is but a twenty minute drive away. We had a nosey around the art deco buildings, checked out the water front (which is actually populated here - a rarity in New Zealand, they even have a proper promenade!) and had some tiramisu gelato. We like Napier already. That evening, we made our way to Rose's parents' house. Please follow this next bit carefully. This means we were staying with Jane's Mum's Cousin's Son's Wife's Mum and Dad. Got it? Me neither. We spent some time deliberating over which red wine would be a suitable exchange for a good night's
sleep (in a real house!). This is a particularly difficult task in a region of a thousand wineries. The words "I guess they're all pretty good" may have been uttered. If you're reading this Karyn and Trevor, thank you for a lovely stay and apologies for accidentally bringing wine from Marlborough!
After an evening of fast-paced chat, we headed to bed, ready for a cycle-tour of the city in the morning. Trevor (Rose's Dad) had sourced us some bikes from various relatives. I had a very swanky hybrid, whilst Jane got to sample the joys of an e-bike. Within seconds it was clear that she was going to have a great time - I sprinted to get in front and she immediately retaliated with zero pedaling whatsoever. Unbelievable!
The coastal cycling in Napier is fantastic - there are plenty of routes to get stuck into, taking you from vineyards to the port and back again. We did a 47k loop then went for a hard-earned pie. Please don't use this information against me, but if anyone ever needs me to do anything for any reason - give me a pie and I'll probably do it.
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The first trip: Miranda to Thames
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Land of the Long, White Cloud
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Backyard Exploring
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Hit the Road, Jack
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Under the Weather
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The Road of Death?
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An Eel called "Eel"
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Descent into the Black Abyss...
9.
Everybody's Going Surfing...
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Living in a van: is this the real life?
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Out with the Old and in with the New (Plymouth)
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Walk this Way
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The Great Taranaki
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The "Forgotten" Highway
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Chronicle + Art = Article
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Derby Day
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Mission Accomplished: Come on you Nix!
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The post-Phoenix hangover
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The Tongariro Alpine Crossing
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Whanganui 2 - This Time it’s Personal
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Tui-many puns and Hastings
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The Giant Among Us & Bell Rock
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Acoustics, Art & A Bloody Cold Sea
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Napier Calling
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Bridget Jones' Diary - Cheese, Chocolate, Wine
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Land and Sea
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Mahia-hee, Mahia-hu...
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The Gisborne Identity
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East Cape Escape
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The Long and Winding Road
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More or Less Pork.
32.
The Land of the Rising Sun
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Hikurangi: Reaching New Heights
34.
Stingray, Stingray!
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Bay of Plenty (of Surprises)
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Future Reflections
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Birthday Part 1 - Going Off Pissed
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Birthday Part 2 - Going En Piste
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Mid-Winter Christmas
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I Get Knocked Down (But I Get Up Again)
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Job Hunting: I Need a Dollar, Dollar
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Busy Earnin'
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Hoppy Daze
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Making a House a Home
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What to expect when you’re expecting
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Bright Lights, Big City
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Feeling Each and Every Mile
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What to export when you're exporting
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Waipapa Marae: An Unexpected Welcome
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Tane of the Sky Father
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The Boy Most Likely To
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Go Rooster!
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Friday 13th
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Mild Orange, Heavy Chest
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Champions of the World
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Wild, Wild West (Auckland)
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Team Zlatan Heineken
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Great Expectations
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Un petit rendezvous
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Duck Island (sans canards)
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It’s Coming Home?
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Culture, init?
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Sue’s Turtle Garden
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New Caledonia - It’s a Rollercoaster (metaphorically)
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It’s gone abroad...
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Future Me Hates Me
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“You can’t beat Wellington on a sunny day”
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Te Papa Tongarewa: New Zealand’s Treasure Chest
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Island in the Sun
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Wine on Waiheke
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I'm Dreaming of a Really Sunny and Warm as Hell Christmas
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A Visitor!
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New Year, New Zealand
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Worm-tomo
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A Vicious Cycle
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Tongario 2.0: This time it's actually visible
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Wow Nature, you furry
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Whakarewarewa: Living Māori Vilage
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Ain't No Mountain...
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Hot Rodders & Hotter Weather
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North Shore, Not Sure
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