Monday 20 April 2009

Tunnel Beach

I was at Tunnel Beach recently, and it really is an amazing place. It's just South of Dunedin city, seaward from the suburb of Green Island, and it costs nothig to visit. Try to visit when the tide is out, as you will be able to explore more of the beach. Reasonable fitness is required as the path is steep: you realise exactly how steep, on the way back :-)



There are fantastic cliffs:



The beach access is through a short tunnel carved in the limestone. The walls of the tunnel have a wonderful texture:




On the beach, there are more amazing cliffs:




Some of the eroding limestone cliffs take fantastical shapes:




1 comment:

peterxyz said...

stunning photos of the rocks.
somehow I seem to have lost my sub to your blog. Just resubscribed :)