Thursday, 19 March 2015
Russell — North Island, New Zealand
A rainy, drab yesterday found us driving from Pukekohe — south of Auckland — to Russell in the Bay of Islands. The weather changed overnight. Today we had a mostly sunny day to explore in and around Russell, and get a bit of exercise by climbing a trail that offered great views of the area.
This old cannon, on The Strand in Russell, was brought as ballast on the Surabaya
with some of the first horses from Chile in 1841.
The waterfront beach overlooks Kororareka Bay; it is just steps away from our lodgings.
[Kororeka means “Sweet Penguin” in Māori … a reference to the meat of the Blue Penguin.]
The Russell Wharf and beyond … from the Flagstaff Historic Reserve Overlook.
[If you look closely you can see our beach in the center left of the photo.]
Tapeka Beach
Tapeka Beach ... the other side of the point.
With each step and elevation gain, the Tapeka Track provides better views of Tapeka Beach …
… and the cove on the other side of the cliff.
Our timing for our exercise-with-views walk was perfect … it started raining as we unlocked the car to head back to Russell.
