Gisborne

Located on the east coast Gisborne is surrounded by agricultural areas with surf beaches along the coast line. The upper hills are dry right now and look a lot like the Kamloops area. On the way from Napier to Gisborne we saw cattle and sheep grazing in these areas and the flatter areas are used for agriculture (corn etc.). In-between all the fields are rows or trees that are used as windbreaks.

In Gisborne we stayed at a campsite right on the beach and booked a small camping cabin for the 2 nights. A short walk from our campsite takes us over to Kaiti Hill which is a nice little climb to the top where there are fabulous views of the area. This area is named in honour of Captain James Cook would first landed in New Zealand on Kaiti Beach in Oct 9, 1769. There is also a large point of land that juts out into the bay called Young Nicks Head which is named after Nicholas Young who was the first crewman on Captain Cook’s ship, the Endeavour, to sight New Zealand.