Ward Beach

Our next stop was on private land right on the beach. There were several other lots of people there, and it seemed everyone except us had a dog! Fortunately the ones closest to us only had small ones.

The beach was quite stony and difficult to walk along, but it was worth it to see some of the strange rock formations. It was clear that many of them were new since they were thrust out of the sea in the Kaikōura earthquake.

As we moved around to get the last of the sun’s rays, we were invited to join the neighbours with the little dogs. Turned out both couples were from Renwick, not too far away. This was a regular weekend spot for them.