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Gisborne Slideshow
Gisborne
Travel Blogs from Gisborne, New Zealand
Young Nick's Head
Staying with my friends parents on their station, I had a fantastic week or so. Their land went out to Young Nick's Head, the point which 'Nick' on Capt.Cook's boat first saw NZ ... the beginning of ...
Back towards Taupo
After a great day's tramping at Moere, I set off the following day for Taupo, again hitching ... got a bit stuck in the rain at the Napier junction with a few sheep feeling sorry for me - wish I'd got a ...
Gorgeous Gizzy
... and therefore would seem more likely candidates for this title. Due to the Earth's tilt on its axis, however, Gisborne does overtake their claim as New Zealand summer days grow longer. In the longest days of summer, though, it again loses the title to ...
Gisborne
... as there were numerous orange groves, and vineyards surrounding the town. The difference here though is that it is on the sea. Gisborne is the place in NZ where Captain Cook first landed. Amusingly there is a statue which was supposed to be of him ...
Der Rest der 5 Wochen Campervan
Ok, hier werdet ihr generelles über den Rest der 5 Wochen mit Leonie lesen ;) Nach den Bay of Islands ging es dann weiter in den Norden, nach Cape Reinga. Das Wetter war zwar nicht perfekt, aber der Ort mit purer Natur, wo die 2 Ozeane Tasmanisches Meer ...
Sunrise at the East Cape
... of a hike up to the top, but we made it just as it was getting light and got some great views. It was a long drive to Gisborne. The early wake-up and the poor sleep make us all a little edgy. The lack of anything being open untill 10:00 along the way ...
New Year in Gisborne
Arrivée à Gisborne pour 3 jours de festivals. Au programme NERD, Justice, Boys noize, Kroméo… et le jour de l'an avant tout le monde ! On découvre ce coté de la NZ qu’on ne pensait pas avant de venir… des milliers de jeunes ...
Or in Ursula's Case, 8 is Better Than 2
... the Hope's pool. We played in the water with the youngest, Georgia, who nicknamed Liz Ursula and nicknamed herself Ariel. They were new best friends. I also did a nice job soaking Mari with a cannon ball right next to where she was lying. She was pretty ...
Take me for a ride
... , high cliffs on both sides of the beach, but absolutely beautiful. We agreed to stay there for a while, before continueing to Gisborne. I desperatly wanted to make a short walk over a little path on the bottomside of the cliff, curious to see if there ...
Quiet days in Gisborne
... phantom why I had booked a second night. I spent the day walking around the city, trying to do some shopping(but failing miserably) Gisborne is the place Captain cook first set foot on NZ, thus the reason why I had wanted to go there, it also being the ...
Carrying on the road trip
So we carry on driving around the East Cape and head to Gibson only slowing down with a traffic jam caused by cows crossing the road! The day started off really nice but by the time we get to Gibson the weather's getting a bit windy and overcast. We have ...
Dawn 2007
... 'd made earlier in the year when travelling around in their campervan, and I wanted to see an active volcano. White Island is New Zealand's only active marine volcano, an island that has grown out of the sea due to the build up of volcanic ...
East Coast road from Whakatane to Gisborne...
... (For a 23yr old Tom seems quite 'old'.. He goes to bed at 9.30, is asleep before 10 and is up at 6...) I didn't really like Gisborne, there was just something about it. But the peace of the night was nice - the best bit was having a Morepork calling ...
Testing testing 1 2 3...
So I know I still have quit a while, or 104 days to be exact before I will be skipping the county but I thought I better give this blog thing ago. Check out a few and see which one I like best. So here ...
Gisborne
... under to get the sand off then ran out again! The town of Gisborne is nice its a quiet town but to be honest all of New Zealand is pretty quiet, its strange. Wemet up with Josh and his friends and they took us for a night out on Wednesday, we ...
Waitangi Day
... Festivitäten und Demonstrationen im Dorf Waitangi berichtet wird. Unsere heutige Strecke führte uns von Taupo über Napier nach Gisborne - einmal mehr durch grau über grün und feucht bis nass. Die Landschaft war zwar nicht so abwechslungsreich wie ...
The day after.......
... week in to our trip. It was back to Russell street for everyone to pack as tomorrow was going to be a start as it was going to be a very long day... Goodbye and found memories to all at Gisborne, we will remember you all ...
Day at Sea
(We did not stop in Gisborne - it was chosen for the map pin while at sea.) This is was our first day at sea between Tauranga and Napier, so we enjoyed a leisurely breakfast and lunch. The seas were very rough, so I finally had to take my seasick ...
Christmas is coming!
... , the after party at the American girls' place was a hit. Wednesday, we spent most of the day packing for our trip up to Gisborne, I tied up some loose ends in Wellington and was able to get my Christmas package off to home before we left as well. In the ...
Sting ray feeding
... travelled round the East Cape and our final destination is Gisborne, the East Cape is a really beautiful part of New Zealand with some amazing scenery. Gisborne is a little town, it has a couple of nice beaches and the sea is a really pretty colour, it ...
The Wedding
Beautiful, bountiful beach wedding, sea shells to announce the bride, banana cake and crayfish for dinner. The land where the wedding took place belongs half to the family, the other half is a nature reserve. The ceremony was held completely within the ...
Sharks and sea sickness
We're on one of the mini Kiwi Ex segments now called East as, we're in a mini bus with Steph (Aussie Steph), Mark & Louis (the Bristols) and Regina (the German). Our driver is called Pedro, and on this trip Louis is called Howard ... long story. ...
Sting ray feeding.
Leaving the ass hole of the world now and heading east, on the shrek bus. Not to many people, another sausage fest on the bus pretty much fake! lol But anyways were n are way and the first stop is at a tree with a hole in the bottom, aparently its ...
Trucks, Trucks and more trucks
This morning we left Waimarama about 11:00 am and headed to a supermarket to stock up on perishables for the next leg. Jim made me buy a turkey for Christmas. Oh well, we'll be able to eat it for days. Picked up a pie out of Napier and stopped along the ...
Day 5 - The bike takes a tumble!
... on the road. I had about a 4 hour ride, or so I thought to get to Tolaga Bay and my first official invite to stay with a New Zealand family. Better get going, as I don’t want to be late for dinner. I took off out of Rotorua and headed ...