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Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Bluff Beach



On the way back from the Kaori forest Taylor and I saw a sign for Bluff Beach, so naturally we slammed on the brakes and made a quick exit off the motorway. After traveling down a winding gravel road for about 10 mins, we came across a tiny collection of about 15 houses. In the distance we could see the ocean roiling with a passing storm. We followed the road to its end – a sign that said “Council Road Maintenance Ends Here”. The road continued directly onto the beach, unfortunately we didn't have a 4WD, so we stopped.

The Road to Bluff Beach

Why it is called Bluff Beach.

Hail Taylor King of the Rock!


...is cold.


The Bluff


The Storm


If you look at the pictures you can see the storm in the distance. It was really rough; there were about 5 layers of waves constantly crashing upon the shore. While exploring the rocks we saw a familiar looking seal and his family, I guess the great white was only after our pipis after all.


He's in the center of the picture...

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

The picture of you on the rock has got to be the BEST one so far... I love it. Beautiful beach, glad you guys found it.

-Cyn

Anonymous said...

Hey, if you look closely in the bottom right hand corner, I think you will see your white, plastic bag of pippis! That little "rotter" (shame on you for calling him that!) probably saved the pipis from the mouth of that great white! All hail the little rotter!!

Kevin said...

Thanks, I thought it kind of made my butt look big.

Anonymous said...

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