On the road again

Another big driving day today as we are planning to make our way from Rotorua to Gisborne to the north of Poverty Bay.

On the way we stop off at Ohope for a tea and cake stop and are both impressed with the lovely shops and cafes in this sleepy seaside town.

Ohope Beach

We had originally planned to stay in Ohope as a launching off point for the isolated far east coast, but we have decided to break from the planned route to bank some 'free' days and get some extra time in Napier and Taupo later this week. 

Once more on the road we battle through some strong wind and arrive in Gisbourne around 5pm. 

Our initial impression of Gisbourne was less than impressive as we had driven in through a fairly industrial part of town.  Keen to have a look round to see if we can find the nicer bits we grab a couple of the bikes from the campsite and take a cycle into the centre of town.

Watch your head Mrs M !

As we cycle along the side of one of the three rivers in Gisbourne we think this part of town reminds us quite a bit of Inverness.  We also stumble across the shortest river in New Zealand and decide to race along its full 1200m length !

 

NZ's shortest river

We make it back to the campsite just before the rain starts and call it a day with some pasta for tea and an early night.

Mr & Mrs M