April 20, 2016
As we rounded the headland, Anapai Beach came into view along with an array of strange rock formations at its north end. They seemed to form an open-sided room, the high walls looked like stone pillars that had been pushed together. Maybe it was once a cave, but now it had no ceiling.
Most striking was pillar of stacked boulders that marked the entrance. It looked like it could topple over at the slightest disturbance, but it may well still be there in a thousand years. Seeing how impressive this was, I wondered why I never came across it in my research. It seems this “Stonehenge” needs a publicist! Below, a few photos of the area. (Click to enlarge/scroll through galleries below.)
These rocks were taller than they look in photos, as you can see in this photo of Rich standing near the base of the stacked rocks.
Next, we headed down Anapai Beach. It had light gold sand and pretty blue water, I think the prettiest of the three big beaches in the Mutton Cove area. Now that we’d explored the area, we made the long dinghy ride back to the boat. We’d only just seen a bit of Abel Tasman National Park, but we were already very impressed. –Cyndi
