Fun to be Tourists on a beautiful day

We said our goodbyes and good health to Hugh and his helper Andrew as they rode off on bike (uphill) to install track signage on a new trail, and headed out to be tourists on the Crater Rim Tourist Drive.  The drive takes us up on the rim of the extinct volcano that surrounds Akaroa and the bays and back to Little River where we started on Monday.  The day was clear and sunny and we were thankful for the chance to have beautiful views.  We stopped at Okains Bay at the Maori Museum and to have lunch at the beach there, and again to see a giant Totara before a late afternoon tea time and home to Lincoln for a good night's rest. Pō mārie tamariki ma, Meryl

Hugh all set with signage to install on a new track.

The red line is the road we took from Akaroa back to Little River

View of Akaroa (so clear we could even see the Southern Alps)

A few waka at the Maori Museum

Murray explains the detailed carvings in this Maori Pataka (building up on legs used to store food)

The gang with a waka in the boat house at Okains Bay

Beach inviting us for a lunch break

Hanging out at Okains Bay

Hanging out at Okains Bay

Beautiful light in the mid to late afternoon makes everything glow - sheep and Grace's lovely locks included.

The gang enjoying on of the many scenic views of the day of a bay out to the Pacific

View of Onawe Pa Historic Reserve where we tried to see lava rocks on Monday in the cold rain

At the large Totara