Experience NewZealand – Makara Beach
When touring around the western suburbs of Wellington, I really wanted to explore Karori which seemed to me a beautiful suburb. Once there it was easy to follow the Makara Road to Makara Beach. I was stunned by the authenticity of this beach, to me it really made a huge impact. I instantly fell in love with this beautiful beach. Just because it has that raw quality, the large pebbles, the driftwood, the shells, all together with the huge waves on this very windy afternoon. And luckily because of the weather forecast forecasting rain and wind, there were not too many people around either, so I had the place to myself, and the weather was not at all that bad, it really looked even promising as well.
First checking the tide if it would be safe to follow the shore to the Makara Walkway, I intended to try this out just for a small bit, to get some overview of this beach from above.
Much to my surprise in the valley leading to the cliff you could hardly feel the wind anymore which enabled me to enjoy the beautiful putiputi (flowers) of the many harakeke(nz flax) growing there. I ended up at the beautiful steep cliff where not only I could look back to the newly discovered beach…
But was also stunned at the same time by looking directly to the waves of the Tasman Sea as well as the Cook Strait and the shores of the South Island.
And the sky seemed to brighten as well so all the ingredients for the best (windy) picnic place ever!
This place has taken me by surprise and words can hardly express how I felt. One of those rare moments that nature really takes your breath away.