Hicks Bay and the East Cape
If Gisborne is the first city to see the sun each day then the lighthouse up on the East Cape, roughly 80 miles North of Gisborne, is the first place that isn’t a city. There aren’t many buses that take the 14 mile gravel track to the lighthouse before sunrise so when I was offered a lift I jumped at the chance. Unlike back in Gisborne on Sunday the weather was glorious and some amazing photos are on the way.
Hicks Bay, just North-West of the East Cape was an incredible place to stay. The hostel sits between two beaches and is run by local Maori who also organise fishing trips. I didn’t go out on the boat but they let me help skin and fillet some fresh fish to eat for dinner.
Today I travelled further North and West to Whakatane in the Bay of Plenty; where I’m hoping to visit the volcanic ‘White Island’.
