The sign at Muriwai beach. See the warnings on the sign? There were more on the sign where we had lunch! The beach is notorious for sweeping fisherpeople off the rocks into the ocean never to be seen again. From the cliffs we could see a couple of large rips in the water. All praise to the the lifeguards who risk their lives watching over others.
Looking up at the cliffs surrounding the carpark. The cliffs round those parts are quite sheer. When we were driving up around the town we came to the end of a cul-de-sac. There was a driveway going into a property that didn't have a fence which looked over the edge of the cliff. The effect was like you get on an infinity pool - the end of the driveway and then nothing but space. Even from the road it looked spectacular. Hopefully quite safe...
From the carpark to gannet rock. Muriwai is known for nesting gannets. The little 'island' with the chomp out of it is where they nest. (Can't remember if it is actually an island.) There are lots of sightseers when the gannets are nesting.
(I can't quite believe I've taken a picture of this but... ) The grass roofed toilets at gannet beach. You can just see them at the bottom of the cliff. They looked pretty cool and blended well with the landscape.Oh, and the food...
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