Two detours on the way to Gisborne today, and both planned I hasten to add. Before heading north on SH2, we did a quick trip to the mouth of the Wairoa River. Not a swimming beach, but good to be on the coast again. Then on to SH2 for a bit before the second detour, to Mahia Peninsula. It’s not possible to go right round but we did as much as we could. It’s beautiful, worth the visit and would be a good camping spot. Not a lot of tourists but plenty of empty boat trailers so clearly some good fishing out there. No sign of Rocket Lab.
Fish and chips for lunch at Nuhaka. Excellent. Then on to a campground at Tatapouri, just north of Gisborne, to our glamping site for the night – a huge round tent, carpet, rugs, chairs, and a comfortable double bed. We have a beachfront site so will go to sleep to the sound of surf. And the neighbouring tent’s music.
Wifi is slow and unreliable so a short post only; photos hard to upload.
Off Highway One 