Harwoods Hole

After an 11km drive on a reasonably good gravel road (Cannan Road) we arrived at the Cannan carpark and the start of the walk to Harwoods hole.

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GOLDEN BAY / RANDOM STUFF

Ligar Bay public toilets

If you are in the Golden Bay area, I suggest (a bit weird I know) you call in to the public toilets in beautiful Ligar Bay. I thought you might like to see the amazing art work on the walls of the toilet block.

GOLDEN BAY

Wharariki Beach

The track to Wharariki Beach is about 20 minutes over farm paddocks and through a section of coastal forest, before arriving at the beautiful windswept coast. The best time to visit is at low tide, when you can walk the length of the beach and take in spectacular coastlines, caverns, islands, and enormous sand dunes…

KAIKOURA COAST

Ohau Point Seals

On a recent trip to Blenheim we were so pleased to see the seal pups at Ohau point, north of Kaikoura. This area was severely damaged by the Kaikoura earthquake in 2016 and we wondered if the seal pups would ever return. Luckily they have and although the Ohau stream walk is still closed (as…

CANTERBURY

Hakatere Station – Historic Buildings

On the way to Lake Heron, Lake Clearwater and Erehwon Station we called in at the Hakatere Station historic buildings in the Ashburton lakes area. The historic building were once at the heart of life in the Ashburton Gorge.

Catlins Sea lion pups 2019

I thought you might like these photos of the 2019 season’s New Zealand sea lion pups around Jacks Bay and the Catlins Lake area. We think there were around 7 but hard to tell as they move around a bit. Anyway we feel very privileged to have been able to watch them grow up over…

Burnett Quarry Reserve

LIMESTONE QUARRY – BURNETT QUARRY RESERVE Heading back to Mt Somers from the Ashburton lakes we noticed a small bridge and sign on the side of the road and stopped to investigate. It was a small reserve with a Limestone cottage well worth a visit.

Hakatere Potts Road to Erehwon Station

We went to Erehwon Station (Nowhere spelt backwards) a couple of years ago but as you can see by the photos later in the post we didn’t see much as the weather got worse the more inland we traveled.

Blackwater School

Blackwater School On our way to the Waiuti mining area near Reefton, we came across an old school and were surprised it was open.

Nelson Creek

Nelson Creek We thought the camp site at Nelson Creek would be a good spot for a couple of days exploring the surrounding area, which it was but we had no idea what an interesting place it is with a great camp site and walks.

Nelson Creek to Lake Coleridge via Arthurs Pass

When we left the camp at Nelson Creek (see post) the morning was misty with low cloud and drizzle.

Lake Taylor, Loch Katrine and Lake Sumner – Part 2

LAKE SUMNER – Off the Beaten Track to… Lake Sumner Lake Sumner is in the Lake Sumner Forest Park as are other lakes such as Loch Katrine and Lake Taylor.

Lake Taylor, Loch Katrine and Lake Sumner – Part 1

LOCK KATRINE We were on our way to Lake Sumner and planning to stay at Lake Taylor for the night.

Nugget point – on a dull day – still beautiful!!!!

Just to prove that any day is a good day to visit Nugget Point. Here are some photos of a recent visit on a cloudy day.

Chalice Lake and Mount Patriarch

We always like to get to the end of roads, wherever we are. So on a recent trip to Blenheim we headed down the road on the north side of the Wairau river.