Summer Joy In Whangarei Heads
We spent another beautiful day in Whangarei Heads, headed to Smugglers Bay. Carrying all the snorkeling and beach stuff was quite exhausting in the summer heat. But we were rewarded with good snorkeling and swimming and even a small pod of dolphins paid a visit in the afternoon!
Smugglers Bay from under our tree
Oystercatcher with its offspring
Summer on a boat … a yacht anchoring in the calm bay
White sands of the bay with dark rocks at the end
The rocks are actually not that dark
Pohutukawa trees along the beach
Some greenery under the tree
Typical flora of white sand dunes
Girls swimming with dolphins
We met these bulls on our way to the bay
Southern head of Whangarei Harbour
Snorkeling with Ivana
Among brown stalked kelp Ecklonia radiata