March 13, 2013
The hike up to the top of the hill was steep but didn’t take very long, and the views were stunning as we made our way up. We could see Waiti Bay coming more into view as we climbed. When we reached the top, we had sweeping views of the southwest side of this island, the New Zealand coastline, and the cluster of little islands just to the south of us (more of the Cavalli group).
We walked over to check out Papatara Bay (aka Horseshoe Bay), the next bay over. Papatara Bay is another large and lovely bay, but with a brown gravel beach instead of Waiti’s white sand. It looked like it would be fun to explore, but we’d thought we’d go swimming. In the choice between doing more hiking or going back to the boat for a swim, swimming won. –Cyndi
