Orokonui Lagoon Walk amongst beautiful surroundings

were away for at least a couple of hours, as we took the time to explore.

We went back to the cars and went to Drs Point.

(About 1918 a group of Drs bought some residential land for their seaside houses and also eventually purchased the remaining sections near the beach and turned it into a reserve).

The tide was out, so that was just what we wanted. It was easy walking on the sand and there was no wind at all, the sea was also calm.

A hut by the cliff side, which had an entrance of drift wood from the beach took our interest. The caves were not far along the beach. We had never been here before and the caves were great to walk into.

The scenery here was so nice with the caves and the cliffs that were so high around us .

We looked for Penguin foot prints as little Blue Penguins are in the area. We are still not sure if they were seagull prints or Penguin prints. The trees were just hanging on the side of the cliff and were very big and healthy, you could see the huge roots just clinging on tight, it was quite incredible how they had survived like that for years. After walking to the end of the beach we climbed up the hill (which was very easy) where there had been a historical Maori Pa. The cabbage trees were in full bloom, they were magnificent. From being up on the hill gave you a different outlook of the beach and cliffs.

Above: The sea at Drs Point.

Below left: A photo stop.

Below right: The entrance to a cave built of driftwaod.

Purakaunui Beach was on the other side but with the tides, we did not go to check the other beach out. We still spent some time exploring. We all enjoyed this amazing place. We headed back to the carpark and then back to Dunedin. Definitely two amazing places to visit.

Above: A ship at sea at Drs Point. Below right: The rocky coastline at Drs Point.