Napier NZ: Casual trail ride to the pub

December 30, 2016

Another great day in NZ this time with perfect weather. Patti and I played golf today at the Hastings club with two members from Royal Colwood who spend 3 months in the Hawkes Bay Area. We had a fun time inspire of our golf. Hastings is a beautiful course but LONG. We played the forward tees and it was still over 6000 yds. After golf we stopped at a local winery because you just have to when there are so many. We went to Te Awa and sampled 5 different wines. We purchased a rosé and a Pinot noir. Patti was tempted to try the rosé slushy but since she had to drive she didn't. Once back at Derek and Linda's we went for a casual bike ride along the path system to a pub for dinner. It was a very pleasant way to go to the local pub.

A flock of sheep next to a tee on the golf course. Sheep and cows are everywhere here we even passed a bull on the cycle path on the way to the pub.

My fellow Royal Colwood members at the Hastings Club.

Patti with our rosé in front of the slushy machine.

Derek and Linda out current hosts on the cycle path we road to the pub.

Dinner at the pub with beer or wine depending upon your poison.

A Jacaranda tree in flower. These are more common in Australia than NZ.

Me on my borrowed trusty steed for today's ride.

Today's ride: 22 km (14 miles)
Total: 254 km (158 miles)

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