SADD in Napier

Tuesday 29th April – Thursday 1st May was the Students against Dangerous Driving conference in Napier and Maddison and Isabelle were the representatives for Western Heights High School. Rather than drop them off (2 and a half hours drive there) we decided to stay and partake of the delights of Napier.

There was a nasty earthquake there in 1931 and many of the buildings were rebuilt in Art Deco style. We stayed at the Art Deco Masonic Hotel and visited the National Aquatic Centre, The Faraday Museum, Bluff Point, The Silky Oak Chocolate Factory, Train World and a large number of very cute shops.

Taupo Medieval Fair

Anzac day was Friday 25th May, the New Zealand version of poppy day so everything is shut until 1 pm. There was a medieval fair in Taupo so we wandered down there to see what was going on. Tents, sales, archery, and fighting men. No jousting though.

It took about an hour to wander round and then we popped into the museum.

The wooden thingy in Maddison’s hand was a miniature crossbow that fires pencils!