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Banks Peninsula Day 4

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Photos marked [JSutton] are by John Sutton, all the rest were taken by me.

Tuesday 10th March 2015: Our walk this day was to the last provided accommodation, sited at Otanerito. Looking back at the southern head of Stony Bay (Short Reef Point), one can see a daring ladder access. Further on one drops into Sleepy Bay (with waterfall and more seals), and a Sea Stack which until the 2010 earthquakes was a sea arch. Other trampers doing the same walk came from Switzerland, Norway and Holland.


[L-R] Keith, John S, Ian, Alan, Graham, Cathy & John B.   DSC_0754c.jpg
Getting ready for the shot   J Sutton IMG_4519c.jpg

The shot - leaving Stony Bay   DSC_0756a.jpg
Considering another shot   JSutton IMG_4520c.jpg
Short Reef Point   DSC_0758a.jpg

a friendly shag   DSC_0802a.jpg
Other trampers at Sleepy Bay   DSC_0807a.jpg
lots of seals at Sleepy Bay   DSC_0868a.jpg

The falls at Sleepy Bay not that spectacular but are worth the side trip to witness the attempts people make to overcome that failing.

As we climbed along the left (north-east) headland we could look back at the Sea Stack (a Sea Arch before 2011).


Swiss style   DSC_0823.jpg
Sea stack remnant of sea arch   DSC_0877a.jpg
Otanerito Bay   JSutton IMG_4545c.jpg

The descent into Otanerito Bay takes one into kanuka (as well as ngaio and kawakawa), bush, before reaching the lovely house and gardens back from a sandy beach. The bush around the home is full of birdlife with lots of pigeon (Kereru)


In the garden.   DSC_0887a.jpg
Otanerito Bay and beach   JSutton IMG_4553c.jpg

Pleasant accommodation at Otanerito.   DSC_0901a.jpg
NZ pigeon (Kereru)   DSC_0911a.jpg
Another Kereru   DSC_0992a.jpg

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