A beautiful part of the Bay of Plenty, Pukehina is about 45 minutes drive east of Tauranga, and home to a seemingly endless beach, and of more interest to me, a lovely estuary.

I walked along it as far as is possible at low tide, starting from Ororoa Reserve, enjoying the near perfect stillness.

As I headed up the estuary the wind picked up a little but it was still quite stunning.

There is one section only accessible within 1-2 hours of low tide unless you’re wearing gum boots and like wading…

It was super peaceful and scenic.

This house was an unexpected sight.

More lovely views.

I followed a bank by a presumably manmade channel, given that it was absolutely straight.

There were some great views.

In the distance was the mouth of the estuary.

More channel views walking back the way I came.

A few views of Pukehina Beach.

To finish with views across the estuary at sunset.