The blog of the Jewell Whanau in Wellington, New Zealand.

Sunday, 19 August 2007

Te Kopahou

Te Kopahou is a reserve bordering the south coast and extending in to the borders of the Karori Wildlife Sanctuary. We started from the Brooklyn Wind Turbine, walked past the radome (sorry - don't have a better link) at Hawkins Hill and descended down the Te Kopahou/Bunker Track. Here are a couple of shots from Ali's cell phone camera. First the view back over Wellington from Hawkins Hill. This is looking over Owhiro Bay from the top of the cliffs.
At the bottom of the track, where it joins the coast line, we met Dave and Jane. Dave had just got back from Indonesia and had a camera. So the remaining photos are thanks to him. This is the group with the track in the background.
From here is a short walk round to Sinclair Head which is a haul out colony for New Zealand Fur Seals like this youngster sunning himself on a rock and this older one trying to have an after lunch snooze
This fellow was obviously applauding our walking efforts
while all his mates were singularly unimpressed.

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