Auckland to Napier

We began today by driving south from Bay of Islands to Auckland, then caught a flight to Napier. The airport security for domestic NZ flights is non-existent. We didn't have to walk through metal detectors, x-rays, or show ID! It was a small Saab plane and a quick flight.

Napier was beautiful. Nestled on the water its seaside deco-ness reminded me of Miami. We stayed at the County Hotel, which was actually a pre-deco building.

Tonight we wandered a bit before deciding to have dinner at Take 5, a restaurant/jazz bar. It was fairly empty when we arrived and they were turning people away by the time we left. I had some delicious pumpkin/feta/etc. pancakes that Brian will detail more later. We had a selection of ice creams for dessert too.

One interesting thing in Napier was that we saw local youth heckling tourists--a first on our trip! They also had a skatepark, so perhaps there's a connection.