From the dune lakes at Kai Iwi, further up and inland from Bayly's Beach, there is a track, a bit more than 2km, across hills and grazing lands, then down the short cliff to the beach. The beach is perhaps 200 feet wide at low-tide (now), it is all yours, deserted for miles, with no access other than what you've just walked. It's sunny and warm. Oh yes, there's a water-fall just where you come down the cliff.
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One of the dune lakes at Kai Iwi; land-locked but only a couple miles from the
sea, resting on ancient dunes... |
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| The track and some of the terrain |
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| One of the hills; Vicki counted 98 steps |
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| Perhaps a dozen stiles to cross |
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| And of course you must respect the bulls (not pictured) and the electric fence |
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| But then you're there and Ripiro Beach is all yours, at least until high tide |
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| Looking north |
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| And south |
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| The waterfall |
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| Panoramic view from waterfall to sea |
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| Me, testing the waters |
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| Vicki, testing the waterfall |
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| Definitely a bucket list kind of thing |
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