Thursday 22 March 2018

Gemstone Bay, Monkey Island and Cosy Nook


There are a number of lovely bays and beaches west of Riverton/Invercargill. 
We were staying at one of themColac Bayand one day went exploring to see others.

Gemstone Bay
We'd been told about Gemstone Bay, so this was our first stop. 

At first, I wondered why the name? Then when the surf receded, we saw lots of pebbles exposed on the sandall smooth and round and very pretty!

Looking down this lovely sandy beach, you might not notice them at first.

But there they are!

Further down the beach, there appeared to be someone living. This explained the signs on the gate we'd seen near where we'd parked. Hopefully, you can read them: "KEEP GATE CLEAR!! MENTAL HEALTH PATIENT LIVES HERE". And if that wasn't enough, "Beware of the DOG" and a faded "Private Property - No Trespassing". There were more warnings on the door to deter nosy people like me. They obviously weren't wanting companyno welcome matbut I was intrigued by the makeshift home and wondered how watertight it was. Notice how windswept the trees are that form part of the roof. Certainly no palace, but amazing views! There was a window showing through the hole in the sandstone. You can just see the top of it in one of the smaller photos. Maybe it was some of the local children's play areathat might make more sense—but who knows!?

Monkey Island
You can walk out to this island at low tide.

A closer view. Here you can see there are steps up to the top.

There's a lot of red seaweed along these beaches. This one had its fair share.

Monkey Island is situated just to the left of this picture. Another beautiful beach.

Cosy Nook
Looking across the bay as we arrived, we could see a few cribs. It was quite a narrow road that went right through the middle of them. It felt a bit like we were intruding . . . driving up their drive.

Cosy Nook sea views

As we were leaving, the cribs viewed from across the bay.

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