We headed out after a rushed arrival at the Urenui baches. We arrived at the deserted Wai-iti beach at the sun set. The weather was awesome. In groups we spread out over the beach. I was with Samantha and Jenny Lynch. Jenny’s from Places for Penguins in Wellington her experience with penguins was valuable. We scoured the beach for little blue penguins, which was quite hard in the dark and on the rocky beach where every rock a foot tall could pass off for a penguin. After about an hour it was time to head back to Urenui but we still hadn’t spotted any much to the disappointment of many. Although we didn’t spot any penguins I enjoyed the experience of the quiet beach, the sunset and the beautiful stars. The company was great thanks to Samantha and Jenny. Mark (who is a teacher fellow from RSNZ) and Mike (from DOC) stayed back and ten minutes after we left they spotted a penguin!
By Kathleen Chow
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