April 5th – Gisborne

We had an early wakeup call and went to the Y for a workout. It is amazing how athletically inclined the New Zealanders are. Within a couple of blocks there are two soccer stadiums, an indoor archery club, two outdoor bowling clubs, an indoor badminton club, 10 net ball courts and a large number of tennis courts,. As we left the Y all net ball courts had games going on. This country, with a population of 4.1 million also has over 400 golf clubs!

Dave has unfortunately woken up with a sore back so we will stay in Gisborne one more day to allow him the chance to recover. After 8 hours of lying flat on his back, Dave recovered enough to go out for a local tour on the bikes. We then stopped off at Woolies to buy green lipped mussels, fresh fish fillets and salad to prepare a delicious meal at the hotel kitchen.





1. Captain Cook Statue in Gisborne 2. Classic in Gisborne Harbour



3. Gisborne Beach 4. Gisborne Mail Box