Our drive to the Cape Farewell area took us from Marahau back through Motueka and over Takaka Hill. Motueka has lots of memories...basecamp for our first Abel Tasman trek, location of my 2009 flight in a micro-light, some good opp shopping, the Hop Federation brewery in nearby Riwaka. We passed through this time for gas and provisions and some high street shopping--Vicki found a fine silver art nouveau picture frame--and discovered an enormous Monkey Puzzle tree we just happened to park by.
Takaka Hill is actually a mountain or mountain pass that gets you over to the Tasman side of the narrow peninsula that becomes Cape Farewell and then the Farewell Spit. It's an unpleasant, twisting, turning, climb and descent, which has been closed for weeks at a time by various slips and slides. Nearer the top there's a geological display of interest and also a viewpoint looking back to Golden Bay. We stopped there on the way and then actually spent the night there on the way back...along with ten other campers.
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| A micro-light above Marahau |
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| The big Monkey Puzzle at Motueka |
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| I'd guess the circumference at about 10-12 feet |
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| Motueka not known for its art deco, but there is some... |
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| View from Takaka Hill toward Golden Bay |
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| Motueka, apple orchards, hops |
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| Some of the fluted limestone rocks on Takaka |
2 comments:
Where is a photo of the picture frame that Vicki purchased?
Alas, packed away the minute she got back to the camper. I'll get a photo when we re-pack. Sorry.
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