East Cape

We've been staying with Rich and Mary Davis, who used to live in Mosier until they moved here three years ago. They live in Wainui Beach just outside of Gisborne, on the East Cape - the first place in the world to see the sun rise each day! And boy, do they have a good thing going here!
The beach is on their doorstep, fresh lobster (called crayfish here) all year round, great wines and wonderful friends to share it all with! Mary says there is a club for every interest - she belongs to a Waka ama (outrigger canoe) club, a wool knitting/ felting club, and they are both in a wine tasting/making club. Gisborne produces about 1/3 of the Chardonnay in NZ. We've been enjoying some of the great wine and food here as well as meeting a lot of their interesting friends and seeing some impressive sights.