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Pancake Rocks

September 21, 2020 by NZ Filbruns 2 Comments

We had visitors over the weekend, and since we noticed last week that there was to be a king tide this weekend, we thought it would be a good time to go to Pancake Rocks again! The extra-high tide, we figured, should make for a decent show at the blowholes. We were not disappointed! It wasn’t as good as a couple of other times we’ve been there, but lots better than several times. I apologize in advance if this is too many photos for you. It was a beautiful day… and three of us were taking pictures… and I only saved the best from each of the three memory cards… but there ended up being so many beautiful photos I couldn’t decide which ones to leave out!

The waves were fairly high. I love watching them roll in past the rocks!

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The first blowhole we reach is the Chimney Pot. It is spectacular—just like I would imagine a geyser looks! This time, there was a rainbow formed in the mist, when you stood at the right place.

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Esther carried Miss Joy for a good part of the way. 50-IMG_6764

51-IMG_6765This is the largest blowhole. We stood here for a long time, watching the water spurting up into a fantastic fountain!

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17-IMG_678635-IMG_6787I love watching the water in the Surge Pool, too! It’s so wild.

40-IMG_679044-IMG_6791The waves hitting these rocks are spectacular, too!

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See the seagulls nesting on top of the rocks?

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Notice the people on the bridge in the background, just in front of the Chimney Pot blowhole? That might help you get a feel for the scale of this place.52-IMG_6796

By the time we reached this viewing platform, Miss Joy wanted to get down and walk around by herself.

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26-IMG_679964-IMG_4215Simon took her, but she wanted to pick things up.

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A bunch of the boys broke off flax stalks and had a mock sword fight with them.56-IMG_6802

They gave one stick to Miss Joy. 57-IMG_6803

She was delighted with, and ran around brandishing it, until…

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…she suddenly spotted some flowers! She recognized them; I often pick a few in our yard and give them to her. The stick was instantly discarded, and she got down to pick them.

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Simon picked her up again, and held the stick behind her back. She reached around and got it, then started whacking him on the head with it.

59-IMG_6805This was a wonderful day to be outside! It’s the rainy time of year here, and in the week before this day, we had had 1 1/2 sunny days. It was great to be outside, enjoying such a beautiful part of God’s creation.

Here is a five minute video I put together from a lot of shorter clips, to give you a little bit of our experience. One clip, which starts at about 3:22, doesn’t have much action, but I loved the happy baby noises that can be heard.

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  1. drvandezande says

    September 24, 2020 at 8:09 am

    Amazing: thank you for the video! It brings back memories of being there, though I think there was less action when I was there.

    Reply
    • NZ Filbruns says

      September 24, 2020 at 4:33 pm

      You’re welcome! I think it was a bit better the time you were there, actually. The video might show it up better, but being there in person we thought it wasn’t quite as good. It was a beautiful day!

      Reply

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