back bay

At low tide you can see a stone barrier in the bay, used to dam up the Kauri logs so they could all be sent off together. Shame the tide was high! lovely bay all the same.

headlands and bays

January 10th 2008
A glorious morning as the weather men promised, so I set off across the ferry to explore the headland the other side of the river. Alex stayed in town a bit and mooched round (lots of steps for the pedometer!). Firstly I walked to whitianga rocks, an old pa site, with lovely views of the estuary and some hidden bays. Then for some reason I decided on the steep and difficult route through the bush ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Coromandel » Whitianga

The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more

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