Banks Peninsula

Here are some photos from our little trip out to Banks Peninsula. We camped in the van most of the time, and explored all of these little bays. The peninsula has really interesting geology, it was originally a couple of volcanic islands off the east coast of NZ, but steady erosion of the southern alps extended the coast of the land out into the ocean until ultimately the two landmasses were connected.



So you've got young volcanic rocks nestled right up against a broad alluvial plain.



All of the bays are a gorgeous aquamarine blue, surrounded by endless hills of sheep and cows. We stayed on the beach in a couple of places and took this great walk out pigeon bay, through pastures of sheep and cows, along the edge of the bay the whole way. Lovely...



Our next direction is south along the east coast down to Timaru to work on some farms. We'll try and post up now and then, but who knows how many farms will have internet. Well, enjoy the pictures for now...