Monday, January 09, 2006
Visit to Napier
Hi guys - I have used small images for all you people on dial-up....
We had two nights in Napier before going to the Chateau. Here are some pics of our visit to Te Mata Peak, and a couple of vineyards.
Te Mata peak is on the right of this valley, and down below the peak is 
Craggy Range Vineyard, which had $60M spent on development (including a vineyard in Marlborough) and the 
restaurant in the round building is ranked in the top 75 in the world. 
At the other end of the scale is 
Akarangi Vineyard, which operates out of the 
old Clive Presbyterian Church that was moved here from Clive after religion went out of fashion, and has 
two classic cars (Triumph Mayflowers) 
rotting away quietly by the hedge.
We had two nights in Napier before going to the Chateau. Here are some pics of our visit to Te Mata Peak, and a couple of vineyards.
Te Mata peak is on the right of this valley, and down below the peak is 
Craggy Range Vineyard, which had $60M spent on development (including a vineyard in Marlborough) and the 
restaurant in the round building is ranked in the top 75 in the world. 
At the other end of the scale is 
Akarangi Vineyard, which operates out of the 
old Clive Presbyterian Church that was moved here from Clive after religion went out of fashion, and has 
two classic cars (Triumph Mayflowers) 
rotting away quietly by the hedge. 
Te Mata Peak has a nice nature walk with a redwood glade.
# posted by Doug @ 1:53 PM 
