On 25 March we were heading home from Dunedin and I asked Nigel to pull in to an easily missed carpark at the bottom of this hill, then we walked up a way to a Beach Access walkway that I’ve seen many times before when we drove up the hill. It looks very inviting because you can see you’re heading into a ‘tunnel’ of bush. It didn’t disappoint! I took the photo of Nigel after we’d returned from our walk. The rest of the photos show the view from further along the track (after which we descended to the beach below). The beach itself is a long one called Brighton Beach and this suburb, of Dunedin, is called Ocean View. New Zealand.
The day was very bright so the photos vary depending on how camera/photographer responded and how I edited them afterward. The first two pics were taken by Nigel, last two by me.
Text by Liz, photos by Liz and Nigel; Exploring Colour (2022)
Exploring Colour 
Wow, what a beautiful beach, Liz, and lovely place to walk. All of your images show off layers and complexity of that piece of coast.
Hi Nigel!
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Spectacular views and beach there Ellen, choice spot! Nigel smiled, says Hi! 🙂
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That beach looks utterly beautiful. 🙂 BTW, your title caught my eye very quickly – we have ‘Braids Hills’ on the outskirts of Edinburgh – I guess that’s another connection to Dunedin.
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How interesting that you have Braids Hills! Many of our names down here in the south have Scottish origins!
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Yes, I often ‘recognise’ place names – so there were obviously a lot of Scots there. 🙂
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Besides being able to gaze into infinity, I love the different layers and shades of blue between the sky and water. Your photos make me long for the ocean.
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Beach and ocean on a lovely day are a treat! ~sometimes I wish we were a bit closer to them 🙂
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I think you are much closer than we are. The closest coast is 1,000 miles away!
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True, we are much closer than that!
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The beach is beautiful, but what caught my attention was the name Brighton Beach. That was the title of one composition our all-state band played in 1963. It’s quite well known among high school musicians. The composer, William Latham, was a music professor at the university I first attended, but I never had the chance to study under him. I arrived just as he was leaving for another school in 1965 — but I did get to meet him.
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Thanks for sharing the music connection Linda! ~an unexpected but nice surprise 🙂
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Nice shots!
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Thanks Louella! Being there was a real joy.
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This way was worth it!
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Thank you! Yes.. it was very worth our time to explore that path 🙂
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