Trip North
Monday, January 15th, 2007
Wednesday morning we drove up to Napier (about 3 hours north). After checking in at Kennedy Park, we spend the afternoon walking along Marine Parade. Thursday we spent the day at Splash Planet water park in Hastings. The kids had a blast. I got sunburnt. 
Friday morning was spent at the National Aquarium of New Zealand and then up at Bluff Hill for a view over Napier. We spent the afternoon at the campground with the kids playing in the playground and having a swim.
Saturday morning we had planned on driving home, but decide to take a side trip up to Taupo. Had lunch there and then drove home via the Desert Road, but missed seeing the volcanoes due to the very low clouds and rain. Arrived home at 6pm, very tired but happy.
Be sure to view the map to see where we were. 