Longest pedestrian bridge in the southern hemisphere!

Longest pedestrian bridge in the southern hemisphere!

CookieThis bad boy connects Whananiki North to Whananiki South, over an estuary. Unfortunately it was low tide when we crossed, so the size of this massive footbridge seemed a bit wasted on the small stream in the middle..

Finally we set sail!

Boat across to Marsden Point

Crossing Waipu River

Crossing Waipu River

CookieEasy day today, just walking around the Bream Bay coast line. Heading to Waipu Cove where our friend Jane & Nick have kindly arranged for us to stay at their parents Beach Bach :) The only thing standing in our way is Waipu River. I’ve read that it can be quite a tricky bugger to cross, but even though we had some rain yesterday I think the previous few weeks of unusually dry weather meant the river was quite low, just above my belly button and not much flow. We had no trouble getting across.

Lunchtime leg shaving

Lunchtime leg shaving

Crossing Weiti River

Crossing Weiti River

Checking the Depth of Okura River

Checking Depth of Okura River

Dam It! ( Gotta get me feet wet )

Dam it's a river

Swing Bridge across Rangihau Stream

Swing Bridge across Rangihau Stream

Boots off! And Ready to Wade

Boots off! And Ready to Wade

Up to my Knees in Trouble

Up to my Knees in Trouble

NickyNo not really ;) Its quite fun wading through a river :D They’re not too cold either, as the air temperature is still well hot even if the sun doesn’t have his hat on. Those sticks are handy though to balance on the submerged wet rocks.