{"id":10903,"date":"2023-07-15T23:59:36","date_gmt":"2023-07-15T11:59:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/?p=10903"},"modified":"2026-04-05T12:04:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T00:04:16","slug":"waipara-river-bed-and-amberley-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/2023\/07\/waipara-river-bed-and-amberley-beach\/","title":{"rendered":"Waipara River Bed and Amberley Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pld-like-dislike-wrap pld-template-1\">\r\n    <div class=\"pld-like-wrap  pld-common-wrap\">\r\n    <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" class=\"pld-like-trigger pld-like-dislike-trigger  \" title=\"Wow! Cool! Great photos!\" data-post-id=\"10903\" data-trigger-type=\"like\" data-restriction=\"no\" data-already-liked=\"0\">\r\n                        <i class=\"fas fa-thumbs-up\"><\/i>\r\n                <\/a>\r\n    <span class=\"pld-like-count-wrap pld-count-wrap\">1    <\/span>\r\n<\/div><div class=\"pld-dislike-wrap  pld-common-wrap\">\r\n    <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" class=\"pld-dislike-trigger pld-like-dislike-trigger  \" title=\"Meh\" data-post-id=\"10903\" data-trigger-type=\"dislike\" data-restriction=\"no\" data-already-liked=\"0\">\r\n                        <i class=\"fas fa-thumbs-down\"><\/i>\r\n                <\/a>\r\n    <span class=\"pld-dislike-count-wrap pld-count-wrap\"><\/span>\r\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"attachment_10904\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10904\" class=\"wp-image-10904 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0347_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0347_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0347_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0347_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0347_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0347_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10904\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It&#8217;s winter but the weather is nice so we decide to take the Jimny for some 4WD&#8217;ing<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10905\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10905\" class=\"wp-image-10905 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0354_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0354_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0354_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0354_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0354_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0354_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10905\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This time it&#8217;s the <a href=\"http:\/\/waiparariver.org.nz\/manage5.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Waipara River<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hurunui.govt.nz\/repository\/libraries\/id:23wyoavbi17q9ssstcjd\/hierarchy\/Support_Services\/Strategies\/Waipara%20River%20Management%20Strategy%202012\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bed<\/a> where Jimny can play<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10906\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10906\" class=\"wp-image-10906 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0359_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0359_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0359_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0359_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0359_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0359_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10906\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It&#8217;s an interesting area<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10907\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10907\" class=\"wp-image-10907 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0364_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0364_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0364_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0364_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0364_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0364_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10907\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Reminds me of the Clay Cliffs again<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10908\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10908\" class=\"wp-image-10908 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0365_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0365_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0365_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0365_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0365_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0365_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10908\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It&#8217;s cool that this river bed is so accessible<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10909\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10909\" class=\"wp-image-10909 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0368_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0368_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0368_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0368_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0368_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0368_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10909\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The bridge over the river has some nice art on it<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10910\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10910\" class=\"wp-image-10910 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0371_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0371_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0371_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0371_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0371_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0371_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10910\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Right?<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10911\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10911\" class=\"wp-image-10911 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0373_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0373_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0373_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0373_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0373_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0373_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10911\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I mean, that&#8217;s a cool cephalopod<\/p><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><div style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Waipara River Bed 50fps@720\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Qza21_wRQZQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">800% speed video of the drive<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10912\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10912\" class=\"wp-image-10912 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0378_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0378_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0378_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0378_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0378_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0378_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10912\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Afterwards we went to Amberley Beach<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10913\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10913\" class=\"wp-image-10913 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0379_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0379_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0379_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0379_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0379_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0379_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10913\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I don&#8217;t think I had been there before<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10914\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10914\" class=\"wp-image-10914 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0383_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0383_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0383_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0383_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0383_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0383_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10914\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">But it&#8217;s pleasant enough for a bit of a walk<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10915\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10915\" class=\"wp-image-10915 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0384_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0384_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0384_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0384_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0384_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0384_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10915\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In the far far distance lies Chile<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10916\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10916\" class=\"wp-image-10916 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0388_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0388_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0388_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0388_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0388_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCF0388_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10916\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">There&#8217;s some <a href=\"https:\/\/adventuresonamonday.wordpress.com\/2017\/08\/28\/amberley-beach-lagoon-walk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lagoon loop<\/a> here as well<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10905,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[475,480,3],"tags":[631,630],"class_list":["post-10903","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-4wd","category-jimny","category-new-zealand","tag-amberley-beach","tag-waipara-river-bed","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10903","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10903"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10903\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10923,"href":"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10903\/revisions\/10923"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10905"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10903"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10903"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10903"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}