Day 13 : Napier : Where I do a bit of looking and drinking

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Drove down to beach  have breakfast. Parked next to several vans similar to mine. All seemed to be owned by young Europeans.
Sat eating pancakes and watching a parade of campers empty their toilets at a dump station up near the road side.
There was an amenities block with toilets an an outdoor shower, next to the dump station.
A girl in a bikini walked up to the block and had a wash at the shower head poking out from the concrete wall. She started washing her hair, which I thought was usual. Then she started to shave her pits and I thought, ahhhh backpacker.


The Filter Room

Visited the Filter Room , which is just outside the Napier CBD with my relatives and a couple of their mates.

This business makes their own ciders and beer, and provide a great sampler rack where you can select any six drinks from their range.

I've been here several times and always had a great time, sitting outside next to the orchard, working my way through the taste sensations.

http://www.thefilterroom.co.nz/



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