MURIWAI BEACH

MURIWAI BEACH
is a coastal community located on the west coast
of the North Island of New Zealand.
It is absolutely one of the most beautiful beaches
 I have seen!! As nice as these pictures
are, they do not do justice to the actual setting! 
It is breathtaking!  
 

The beach is unique because of it's black sand
caused by the iron content spreading from
 the ancient volcanoes in the area .

 

 It is also home to a large colony of
AUSTRALASIAN GANNETS.

 

 

 

 When we were at the beach, we asked a surfer if they ever needed

to worry about shark attacks. The surfer said no!

Three day later a surfer was attacked by a Great White Shark!

Don't think I will venture very far out into the water! 

  

FISHERMEN!!

IF YOU COULD REACH THIS,
IT MIGHT HELP IF YOU FELL IN!!
(but you could only have a chance of
 reaching it if you fell in at high tide)

 

They were rather large poles!
(at least five times as tall as the fishermen)
They were fishing for snapper. 

MUSSEL BEACH!! 

 

 

 

 I THINK WE ARE GOING

TO ENJOY BEING A KIWI!!