Orongorongo Track

Across Wellington Harbour and over a low range of hills lies the Rimutaka Forest Park. It is easily accessible from the city and boasts a range of walks of varying degrees of difficulty. Nico and I were the only takers of Sunday’s walk along the Orongorongo Track to the Orongorongo river. If you look at this map the track goes up the Catchpool Valley to Big Bend.

The track is very well maintained and quite easy.

All the stream beds are bridged – both big

and small.

I couldn’t resist taking a photo of Nico under a Nikau.

After the walk we drove down to the south coast and walked to the mouth of the river.
It is a wild and desolate place, facing due south with the next land being Antartica.

Looking west towards Baring Head with Wellington out of sight around the corner.

Lastly here is Jenny in the outfit she wore to the Trentham Races (the Mr. Jewell quoted is no relation).