Off we go ... making sure the gates are secure so the cows don't go wandering during our absence
A break in the journey at the swimming hole in the Opato Stream, a tributary of the Waioeka River, below the Manganuku DOC Campsite
Lesley creating the Flying Spaghetti Monster
Red-billed gulls (Tarapunga - Larus novaehollandiae) pretending to be flamingoes, with White-fronted terns (Tara - Sterna striata)
Extra high tide in front of the camp, the entire bay shrouded in mist
White-fronted terns massing for an invasion
Okay, where'd he go?
Debris left after the stormy weather and unusually high tides
Fortunately the photo doesn't convey much of the awful smell, and the attendant insect life
The storm waves caused quite some damage underwater, ripping out a lot of bull kelp
High seas
A shy White-faced heron (Ardea novaehollandiae)
Old buildings at the southern end of the beach
More storm debris
Cliff face at the southern end of the beach
Low tide
Anaura Bay camp site
Camilla
Gill
Art Deco building in Gisborne, part of which houses a bookshop
Louise and Hannah
Hannah, Louise, Camilla & Lesley
A sudden downpour
Tokomaru Bay
Old Council Offices, Tokomaru Bay
Louise and Hannah, Anaura Bay
High tide at the southern end of the beach
Brett
Camilla & Brett heading out to check the crayfish pot
... and back again empty-handed
Hannah & Brett
Louise & Hannah
Lesley & Hannah
Gill, Lesley, Lesley, Camilla & Hannah - an evening out at the Te Puka Tavern, Tokomaru Bay
Wharf, Tokomaru Bay
Hydrangea, Estwoodhill Arboretum, near Gisborne
Hannah, Louise & Camilla, Eastwoodhill Arboretum
Hannah, Eastwoodhill Arboretum
Gill, Louise & Lesley, Rere Falls
Lesley & Louise, Rere rock slide
Hannah
Camilla, Hannah, Lesley & Louise, Rere rock slide
Lesley & Louise
Lesley, Gill, Louise, Hannah & Camilla
Lesley, Louise, Hannah, Gill & Camilla toasting marshmallows
Louise
Lesley, Camilla, Louise & Hannah, Anaura Bay Walkway
Fantail (Piwakawaka)
Fossils
Cicada
Lesley, Hannah, Camilla & Louise, Anaura Bay
Lesley, Hannah, Louise & Brett
Anaura Bay
