The Wairarapa is in the south-eastern corner of the North Island. To take advantage of being in Wellington at this time, a day trip was absolutely necessary. This day was filled with incredible beauty, and unexpected surprises. Venturing down winding, cliff side roads, through farmland, valleys and beautiful vineyards, we made our way to Ocean's Beach, a beautiful and rugged stretch of coastline. After relishing in the beauty of the beach we followed some sheep up a cliff and were rewarded with a gorgeous view of surrounding farmlands and of Lake Onoke,
We had to steal ourselves away from this beautiful landscape to continue on our way up the coast to Cape Palliser. Cape Palliser a place of early Maori settlements and also home for the North Island's largest fur seal colony.
As we climbed up on the rocks along the coast we began hearing some curious noises coming from further down the rocks. Upon further investigation, much to our pleasant surprise, we found adorable fur seals frolicking in and out of the water, some sunning themselves, taking advantage of the warm day. Awestruck by the amount of seals in the area, we sat for almost two hours, enjoying the views.
After contemplating taking a cute little seal home, it was decided it would be best to leave the seals behind, and move on to the Cape Palliser lighthouse. It certainly did not disappoint and it provided an incredible view to watch the sun begin to set.
such a cute little seal :)
ReplyDeleteSo many adventures! The lighthouse is beautiful. I like lighthouses...they are sentinels of the sea just like grain elevators were the sentinels of the prairies. Both are disappearing. Sad.
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