We continued south from Napier to Castlepoint.

Here’s an interactive map of our route, with some of the stops marked:

Heading down the hill:

We stopped at the dump station, for the first time dumping our waste tanks:

Our van has a cassette toilet, our first experience with one:

Dumping the toilet cassette:

Bluff Hill Domain:

Napier is known for its art deco architecture:

We stopped at a Mitre 10 Mega hardware store to get some more housewares for the van:

And Soho Cafe for lunch:

South of Napier:

Waipawa:

A classic NZ hotel in Waipukurau:

Dannevirke:

One lane bridge:

Pahiatua:

Kiwi sign:

Curvy road:

One lane bridge:

Arriving at Castlepoint Holiday Park & Motels:

Castlepoint map:

Our site, another scenic waterfront site:

Castle Point Lighthouse:

Walk on the beach:

The Shop, the only store in town; we wanted to get some fish & chips there, but they were closing:

Surfer:

We really enjoyed this area.