Day 7 saw us begin the day overlooking Napier from the Bluff Hill Lookout above Napier Port before heading south for Wellington. We opted for SH 2 through Waipukurau and Dannevirke before cutting across towards Palmerston North and down the west coast to Wellington on SH 57 and SH 1.
Napier from Bluff Hill Lookout
Napier Port from behind some spooky purple flowers
Snow-capped peaks looking north over Hawks Bay
Queen Elizabeth Park on the way to Wellington