Kapiti Island Work Party 1-4 September
The two south end parties head into the southerly along the coast
Tokomapuna Island (Aeroplane Island)
Tahoramaurea and Motungarara Islands (Browns and Fisherman's Islands)
We couldn't avoid getting wet feet at this point!
Old abandoned hut at Waterfall Bay
Te Mingi Hut - Owen and Marian's base for two nights
Chris, Glenda and Sue carried on further south over this steep rise
Wharekohu Hut - the base for Chris, Glenda and Sue for 2 nights
Wharekohu Bay
Creepy fungus!
Looking North at Kapiti's steep western slopes
Lunchtime on day one of trap clearing
Looking south on western side of Kapiti
Wharekohu Hut
Glenda and Sue about to leave Wharekohu Hut for day 2 of trap clearing
Wharekohu Bay
Kohekohe berries
Lunch spot for day 2 - and what a fantastic view!
Chris and Glenda
Paraparaumu - looking from the trig tower at the top of the island (Tuteremoana)
Looking south from Tuteremoana - our lunch spot was the grassy clearing in the middle top of the picture
Kereru
Owen deactivating one of the DOC 150 traps
Kereru remains - probably the work of a falcon (karearea)
Shane contemplating the fate of the Kereru
Sunrise from the Rangatira beach looking to the Kapiti coast - photo from Marcia
Looking to the north end of Kapiti Island (east coast)
Tieke (saddleback)
Fish or fungus?
Lindsay heeding the warning and holding on!
Snoozing but alert!
Ghecko
Ranger Gen with young Theo, and the ten of us
