Cliffs at Tauranga Bay

I have forgotten to tell you about the cliffs at the western end of the bay. They are quite dramatic and rise straight up out to the sea.I think it is volcanic. May be the Whangaroa harbour was a volcano in a past life.

That isn't a cave it is just a large dent in the cliff face. There is a hole in the rocks over the other side of the harbour, but it is too far away to get a picture of.

Fog creeping out of Whangaroa Harbour.

This picture shows the entrance of the harbour as seen from the beach we are camped beside. There was no fog anywhere else; just creeping out of the harbour one morning last week.

cliff face

The sand on this beach is a reddish brown colour. We think it must have clay in it. It is very hard to walk on as we sink down quite a long way into it. By the time we get to the end of the beach, our calf muscles are complaining. It is a good work out, that's for sure.
We were able to go around a bit further today as the tide was out. Around the corner is a little beach, which you can just see in the photo below.

Hidden beach

Here is a close up photo of the cliff face. It looks as if it is crumbly.

close up of cliff face

We went into Keri Keri on Tuesday and got the groceries and I had my hair trimmed. On the way we stopped at Matauri Bay where the Rainbow Warrior was sunk. We may go and stay there for a week or two after we leave here on the 4th August.

overlooking Matauri Bay