Autumn Beach – Matai Bay

The last day of autumn delivered a combination of reasonable weather and a little spare time so we decided to explore a potential camping site for the spring.

A combination of great light, colours and lack of people, left us impressed. I will let the pictures do the talking:

DSCF7431 — Well not quite the beach, a coffee stop along the way

DSCF7441 — Looking out towards the entrance to the Bay

DSCF7460 — An impressive pile of boulders at the eastern end

DSCF7438 — Just Ruth’s footprints in the sand

DSCF7463 — A closer inspection of the sand reveals an array of small shells and pieces of shell

DSCF7486 — A short stroll over the peninsular revealed Karikari Beach – brilliant white sand and blue water made a great contrast

karikari beach — Taking the photo and the result

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simpletravelourway says:

01/06/2016 at 1:41 AM

We’ve been thinking about the best beaches we’ve been to on our travels and the ones in NZ rank in our top 10. It’s nice to wake up to your batch of beautiful photos and imagine we’re there.

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1. Cliff Mail says:
  
  01/06/2016 at 7:55 AM
  
  An autumn day was an opportunity to appreciate much more about a beach than just being a bit of sand to lounge around on after a dip in the ocean.
  
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