Since we didn't dock until noon today, we had another trivia game with the gang this morning. Another win with 19 out of 21 correct. More coasters. I got the credit for being certain that there are 7 points on the crown of the Statue of Liberty and Simon and Garfunkle are the ones with the album called Bookends. Between Chris and Michael, they are responsible for most of our correct answers.
We had an hour city tour which pointed out all the lovely art deco buildings built after a devastating earthquake and fire here in 1931 that destroyed most of the town. Napier is another beautiful town that would be very easy to live in. Then we just wandered around the downtown area. We stopped at the post office to mail a few things and I was asked to remove my hat for the security cameras. Apples are a big crop here and, like in Tauranga, they import lots of labor from the Pacific islands for the picking season. I forgot to mention that in Tauranga there are no welfare payments during the 3 months of kiwi fruit picking and packing since there is such a need for unskilled labor. Wood is another major product here in Napier. Here at the port are seemingly endless stacks of logs and finished lumber ready for shipping all over the Pacific area. They also process some of it into wood chips. In keeping with the art deco theme, there are some owners of cars from the 30s and 40s that give tours. They all parked by the ship just before we sailed and a band played music from the era. A very nice touch.
We had our dinner with our trivia friends so we could share our bottle of "champagne". It's a very fun group and we had lots of laughs. Our regular dining room is the International but we ate in the Santa Fe tonight since its an Anytime dining room. It's nicer than ours with a more contemporary decor. Afterwards we were kind of tired so we just headed back to the cabin for the night.
Tomorrow is Wellington.
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