The Cream Trip - Page 3

From here we go around the other side of Moturoa Island to the Black Rocks. Here I should tell you a bit about the Tangaroa III. It is a shallow draft catamaran powered by diesel engines, total 1100 h.p. powering water-jets. No rudders or propellers under the hull. It is capable of full maneuverability in all directions. This allows the skipper to bring us very close to the rocks in complete safety. All these photos were taken with a ordinary camera, no fancy telephoto lens.

The Black Rocks are the remains of ancient lava flows. The whole Bay area was a valley in time gone by with the sea being 5 miles away. Over the centuries, the sea has risen and invaded the valley eroding the softer soils and rocks away, leaving the hard rock of the lava flows. These rocks provide ideal nesting grounds for the seabirds that inhabit the Bay.

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