Pakawau

Next day we travelled on to Pakawau, via the Waikoropupū springs, otherwise known as the Pupu springs. Graham and I visited the springs a couple of years ago, but for Chris and Ellison it was a first. I still find it amazing that they produce 14,000 litres of water per second.

The Pakawau camp site is on the beach, about 10km from the start of Farewell Spit. We managed to get a site right beside the beach, and Chris and Graham put the awning up. At night time you could see the light from the lighthouse at the end of the Spit, about mid photo.

We stayed for 4 nights, and although the weather was rainy and cool most of the time, we all managed many walks along the beach. The bird life was amazing too, with plenty of tuis, bellbirds, fantails, wood pigeons, and shags and oyster catchers on the beach.

Fortunately, Chris and the dog get up in time to see the sunrise over the water. The full moon rising in the evenings looked magnificent as well, but impossible to get a good picture using a phone.