2nd week - Saturday - Bicheno

Well it was wet all day yesterday and rained on and off during the night but we woke to sunshine peeking through the clouds. Packed up and set off for Bicheno.  Drove straight through as we had already been to the tourist sites without the van.  Set up and had lunch before setting off on a walk.  Passed the main street with about 4 shops, one being IGA.  Walked down to the foreshore where there is a 3km walk (one way) along the shoreline.  We passed Governor Island Marine Reserve, The Gulch and The Blowhole.  It was a very enjoyable walk.  The wind was quite strong and this made the waves huge.  I can see how people can get knocked off rocks by the waves.  The force of the waves were incredible.   I have been asked what causes the orange/red colouring on the rocks.  It is lichen, which is a type of algae or moss.