Blenheim Pohara march 2022

Whites Bay March 10

Blenheim March 11

Rarangi close to Whites Bay March 13

Golden Bay

180 panorama Golden Bay from Pohara. Farewel Spit on the left and Wainui on the right

Paynes Ford

Wainui Bay

Mural Takaka about Abel Tasman landing in Golden Bay in 1642, 100 years before Captain Cook

Salisbury waterfall and historic swing bridge. (near Bainham)

Aorere River; Salisbury waterfall is on left but you can’t see it and new bridge in the middle with remnants of old bridge on left of new bridge but you can’t see that from this position either

Tolkien Salisbury Falls and Aorere River; The film site where Tauriel and Legolas meet before heading into Lake-town in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is truly picturesque and the perfect place for a quick dip and a visit to the falls.

You can see the remnants of the historic bridge on the right and the new bridge on the left

Bainham store 22 march

Lord of the Rings. Rivendell

http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Crebain

South of Rivendell

Whilst you’re in the area, a visit to South of Rivendell at Mount Olympus is a must… here you can mimic the fellowship as they hid under the pinnacle rock formations from Saruman’s black crows in an attempt to escape discovery. Mount Owen and Olympus are nestled in the remote back-country and can be visited during a tour with Helicopters Nelson.

Puponga…….

Collingwood 22 March

Golden Bay video and photo’s of Pohara area 22 March

Waikoropupu Springs 23 March

Pupu Hydro 23 March ……….

Pupu Hydro; walking the track clockwise from the powerhouse to the start of the water race photo left, and then following the water race to the start of the water race fall to the powerhouse. You can’t see it very well but it’s in the middle of the second photo below. 23 March

here the waterrace from above left to the above right

We went back to Pohara 23 may and I walked the track for the third time on the 24th and saw this young Cormorant on the waterrace

Pupu Hydro track above and below. You start just behind the powerhouse and can walk the loop track both ways. It takes about 2.5 hours to walk it.

Pupu Hydro Walkway

Pohara beach at 7 pm 23 March

From Pohara west beach view over Clifton cemetery and golfcourse and view towards Takaka

View of Clifton cemetery, biked from Pohara along the beach to the estuary. The video below has the cemetery in the background with the tide coming in fast lol !

29 april, visited Pakawau which is close to the start of Farewel Spit, and took this video on the Pakawau beach looking towards Pohara

Variation…, which one do you like better ?

Pupu Hydro end of March 2022

Rototai Beach 30 March 2022

Rototai Beach 360 panorama 30 March 2022. You can see Farewell Spit and Tata Islands. I walked from Rototai Beach to Pohara at low tide. It took about 90 minutes, and it was the most amazing walk. I walked as close as possible to the waterline and the tide was just starting to come in. It reminded me of the time I walked with my dad on Terschelling in Holland. We walked to the end of the Boschplaat.

Walking from Rototai Beach to Pohara beach 31 March 2022. Lindsay and Bob walked from Rototai Beach to Pohara beach at lo tide, and Bob biked back over the beaches back to Rototai to pick up the car