A trip to Gisborne

The weather over the weekend was lovely, but I don't think it's going to last much longer.

We went to Gisborne this weekend to visit my cousin, Adele and her husband Russell. They also live in their caravan at the Gisborne Show grounds. We rented a cabin and had a lovely catch up. We haven't seen them for about five years. We went to Lone Star for dinner on Saturday night. We decided to have a lemon meringue pie for dessert. The meringue was huge. They looked liked little sailing boats coming across the dinning room floor. It was really yummy. I haven't had lemon meringue pie for ages.

We now have a cat. Her name is Mayda. As you can see she is made of wood hence her name Mayda Wood. 

Mayda Wood

This is the Waioeka Gorge that is the longest in NZ. It is about 60ks long and is between Gisborne and Opotoki. It is a really lovely drive. We did it once on the motor bike which we really enjoyed.

Ahh the good old days!

There are 7 little stops in the gorge with stories about the history of it all. It was farmed at one time, but the poor, unstable soil and the returns for farmers was so poor that it is now regenerating bush and is a reserve. 

This is a cliff at the rest area. It is a bit hard to see, but the rock is greywacke and quite crumbly. There are lots of areas where there have been slips. The rock is covered with pumice from volcanic activity which makes it even more unstable.