{"id":8490,"date":"2020-01-15T23:59:04","date_gmt":"2020-01-15T11:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/?p=8490"},"modified":"2020-08-20T12:50:41","modified_gmt":"2020-08-20T00:50:41","slug":"holiday-day-10-wairowa-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/2020\/01\/holiday-day-10-wairowa-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Holiday – Day 10 – Wairowa River"},"content":{"rendered":"
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That was another night at a great camping spot: cheap and great views<\/p><\/div>\n

We start the day by having a look at the beach at Hansen Creek<\/p><\/div>\n

Interesting rocks here<\/p><\/div>\n

This is where the seafulls drop shells on, so they break and the birds can get to the food inside the shell<\/p><\/div>\n

Nice view from one of the caves here<\/p><\/div>\n

Many kilometers of beach and we are the only ones here<\/p><\/div>\n

I see a face in that rock on the left, looking towards the sea<\/p><\/div>\n

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This to me looks like a big crocodile, or an alligator<\/p><\/div>\n

Rachel inspecting the rocks<\/p><\/div>\n

Not puddles in the mud but in the rock<\/p><\/div>\n

Lots of interesting structures on this beach<\/p><\/div>\n

And very brown water<\/p><\/div>\n

Sheltered from potential rain, might be nice to sleep here one day<\/p><\/div>\n

I tried to push over this rock but it didn’t play ball<\/p><\/div>\n

The view from the beach up the dune where the car is parked<\/p><\/div>\n

Second part of the day: kayaking on the Wairoa River, the timing has got to be right, start with incoming tide<\/p><\/div>\n

We paddle a bit but are definitely assisted by the incoming tide pushing us further inland<\/p><\/div>\n

We’re not the only ones, I wonder where the river will end (begin)<\/p><\/div>\n

Well, that’s the end for us, can’t get beyond that<\/p><\/div>\n

Back at the car at the Whanganui Inlet<\/p><\/div>\n