As we left Gisborne this morning it was bright sunshine, the rain almost gone….

This is a butchers shop I just had to photo before we left.

We had set off early and decided to revisit the Mahia Peninsula on route to Napier. The skies were brighter but the tide was in so not much rock pavement was to be seen. We still enjoyed the scenery though and went as far as the gravel roads.

After we passed the Wairoa lagoons we stopped for lunch at a cafe near to Mohaka…. I’d had enough of Wairoa pancakes 😉😏!

Mohaka has the tallest viaduct in Australasia. The road passes underneath it. There were no opportunities to stop and take a photo, sorry. We passed very steep valleys and gorges and cliff faces. The road wasn’t too difficult though and seemed to follow ridges with views either side and in through valley bottoms.

We are now in Napier and quite close to the sea and beach, port and wetlands all close by. The mosquitoes have already bitten me they didn’t take long to find me. I thought we’d got rid of biting insects!

Tomorrow we are going on a trip to a gannet colony, that will be different!

Hope you are all doing well and can’t wait to see you all soon xxxx