We have left the caves and are now spending some time in the sun and admiring the surf. We couldn't have had a better day for our outing. We're on a shelf of rock next to the big cave. Take a look...This area has some treacherous footing. We've done pretty well for a 'mature' couple.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khuzJFLwqmY&feature=youtu.be
Do you see Jeanne way out there?
Pondering the power of the waves...
Another look at the shelf of rock she is on.
It's my turn to navigate this cratered terrain.
Just me and my girl, the rocks and the Tasman Sea.
Oh, and a fisherman out there...
There are no creatures in these tide pools. Too high above the water line for any to have been thrown in by the waves, but the green is nice.
We're headed back now. We'll get off this shelf...
Wait a minute, look at this! You can see evidence of lava flowing out of the cliff face.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XKghE8cDLk
Update on 7-27-18...
And here is some info on the rock from the big cave that I brought home with me. Just this morning I showed it to our bus friend Ann, who is among other things, a geologist, and she told me a little about what I have.
The air spaces within this rock are proof of its volcanic origin. Because of it's somewhat dark color, she thinks it is probably basalt, with minerals also present.
She thinks the minerals are likely to be quartz and feldspar.
...end of update
Here's one last look at the cave...
As we leave, others arrive to stare, and take pictures.
The cliff is weathering
Not a cave, but a spot worth admiring.
The fisherman and his wife are leaving too. (I hadn't noticed her out there)
Looks like they were well prepared. Should have had two rods though.
Looking from the beach toward the hills
And from a little bluff back toward the beach
I turned around one last time and zoomed in on where we had been. What a day we had.
-djf
I love it that you almost had the entire beach to the two of you. The fisherman and his wife or partner maybe felt the same way about you. I loved the videos and the pictures. You are hearty souls to be out there. It looked cold. McKenzie
ReplyDeleteJeanne dressed for the possibility of heavy weather, but as you saw, the sun was with us all day. I had shorts on. (and got bit up around my ankles by some sort of bug)
DeleteOne of the features of BB is that it is so large, nearly two miles from the southern to the northern end, that it requires a huge number of people to be present before it starts to look 'well attended.'
When Jeanne and I arrived at about 10 a.m., we could not find a parking spot in the first, most convenient lot. We had to park in the second section. There were probably 30 cars already ahead of us that day. And yet, the beach seemed empty.