Lover's Leap

It's summer and summer will not be complete without at least one walk in the outdoors (hopefully more to follow...). So this afternoon we managed to lift our buts off the couch and off we went, to Lover's Leap. Here's what Wikipedia has to say of this marvel:


"Sandymount is the name of a prominent hill on Otago Peninsula, in the southeastern South Island of New Zealand. It is 13 kilometres east of the city centre of Dunedin, close to the northeastern end of Sandfly Bay, and rises to a height of 312 metres. The eastern side of the hill meets the Pacific Ocean in a series of high cliffs and chasms, some of which are among the largest in New Zealand. Prominent among these are Lover's Leap and The Chasm, the former of which is 224 metres high. Sandymount is named for the large dunes which rise up the southern flanks of the hill to a height of over 100 metres."

From the car park one walks through a shady lane of huge old Macrocarpa trees, then past the sheep, around the hill towards the sea for a few minutes, and there you are!

Lane of Macrocarpa trees.

Dopey sheep.

Killer sheep.

Lover's Leap.

Willem.

Leta.

Hooper's Inlet.