Flying Nun Backpackers Gisborne

Na mijn trip naar White Island heb ik de bus genomen naar Gisborne.
Toen ik 's avonds aankwam regende het, maar daar kwam het busje al aan van de Flying Nun Backpackers, mijn hostel voor in ieder geval de eerste nacht. Het was een oud nonnen-klooster, omgebouwd tot hostel.

Het was er saai. Eigenlijk overal. En 'tuurlijk, je reis is wat je er zelf van maakt en al dat meer wat jullie zeggen, maar dit was gewoonweg saai. Zowel het stadje als het hostel. Contact maken was moeilijk; er w...

After leaving Napier I took the approximately 4 hour drive north along the coast to Gisborne. Pretty much the whole reason I was taking the east coast was to see this city. My original plans when I arrived in New Zealand were to make a quick tour of the Northland and then head to Gisborne to settle down for the rest of the summer. Then I got work in the mandarin orchard and as they say, the rest is history. Well and wittily recorded history I might add. Gisborne is known as a cool beach/surf ...

Well Gisbourne is the city of bridges along with being the first city in New Zealand to see the sunrise... Not that i was planning to get up to watch the sunrise. I had already stopped off at Whakatane so it was late enough before i got to Gisbourne on the east coast. I managed to book into the Flying nun backpackers which was a former convent and was run by the strangest woman.. bit of an odd ball.. The hostel was full of Germans and i was definitly the odd one out. I went out and got a chin...

Ok so take one previous nunnery, dingy corridors and a very strange receptionist who appears spookily from behind a hatch when you press the bell and what have you got? A rather scary place to stay is the answer. So in answer to our problems we took ourselves off on a wine tour for the day. This place is famous for its' Sauvignon Blanc and C******nay and we can see why. Other than that there was not much happening in Gisborne :(

Gisborne: 55%

Flying Nuns: 60%

Kia Ora, bin von Wairoa nach Gisborne gefahren, wo ich nur von 17:00 bis 8:00 war. Eigentlich nur um den Bus zu wechseln:-) Die Stadt ist aber ganz nett, hat einige historische Gebaeude und ist durchaus 3h wert:-) Die Namen hier sind ja schon etwas merkwuerdig. Inselbucht (Bay of Islands), Armutsbucht (Poverty Bay), Vielesbucht (Bay of Plenty), Zweifelsfreibucht (Doubtless Bay), Zweifelhaftbucht (Doubtful Bay). Alles Namen, die Captain Cook hier verteilt hat, nicht sehr einfallsreich... Gruss...

Gisborne Gisborne was a lovely place, it is here that Captain Cook first stepped onto land in New Zealand in 1769. The trip was not however highly successful as there were squirmishes with the locals (as usual) before a rather apprehensive peace made. Cook named the Bay there Poverty Bay as he did not successfully obtain any supplies during the stop. The Flying Nun In Gisborne we stayed in a hostel which is a converted convent - hence the name. We really liked the hostel as well as the beautf...

Today they had a xmas parade on Main St - and it was the most random parade I have ever seen, and just like AJ, I LOVE Randomness! It was great, there were a lot of costumes and aliens for some reason. The best was a float full of 4-wheelers and aliens followed by a float of baby Jesus. Sweet As. Oh! and Bagpipers! My Favey! But that was about all Gisborne had to offer so I high tailed it outta there. Oh, and do not stay at the Flying Nun.