Ramaroa Track & Escarpment Sunday 3 December

Ramaroa Track, Whareroa Farm in the morning -2.5 hours. Lunch in Paekakariki. Escarpment track from Paekakariki to Pukerua Bay in the afternoon - 2.5 hours. Train back to Paekakariki.

Sunday, 03 December 2017

Heading up Ramaroa Stream in Whareroa Farm

A grand old Pohutukawa tree growing ''beards''

A sidestream

Looking back down the Ramaroa Valley

Neville and Carol climbing on the steep section going up to The Rocks

Foxgloves were in flower in many places

A happy bunch!

Looking over Queen Elizabeth Park

Time for a rest at The Rocks

Kapiti Coast Airport

Going down

The work of a tenacious spider!

The US Marines water reservoir - note the Paradise duck on the middle of the timber framing

A leisurely lunch break in Paekakariki

Looking back on Fisherman's Table and Paekakariki from the Escarpment track

A bit of local history

Goelogy

A bit more history

Pukerua Bay - our destination

The top of the track

This Pipit hopped around us at the top hoping for some crumbs

Now for the steep descent to the south

The Escarpment vegetation

Young Kohekohe trees

Storm damage

Pukerua Bay