Feb 03, 2020

Not a huge day’s riding per kilometres but many corners with low speeds, lots of ups and downs and sometimes taxing inclines. Just beautiful riding all day and the bonus was beautiful scenery with scrunched up and folded hills and sharp cliffs and what looked like grass covered and wrinkled sand dunes. B_E_W_D_I_F_U_L!

We had a welcome drink and break just before Wairoa and then got into Gisborne in the early afternoon so booked into our motel early, explored the street and lunched. The cruise ship from Napier is here so several closed off streets while the passengers got ferried about. I’m hoping I can catch a photo of a beautiful old steam engine which choofed off with them when it returns.

 

An awesome rail bridge on the way into Wairoa. A shot from Lyn in the pillion seat.

 

And not far beyond an awesome river having gouged its way into a clay cliff face plus lots of plantations, lots of productive logging in the area and terrific sized logs.

 

Heading across the river in Wairoa complete with a navigation light.

 

Lots of big corners.

 

Lots of roadworks but they generally give us a good go and are cheerful about it.

 

Some mates in Gisborne.

 

And the cruise ship again

 

The Port across from our motel.

 

And again.

 

And the cruise ship patrons returning from their steam train ride. The old engine was just beautiful.

 

And the Pacific Harbour Motor Inn where we are staying.