Tuesday, 14 August 2018

Te Wahapu O Whangaroa





Whangaroa Harbour - just beautiful - probably one of my favourite ever spots here in Northland. So quiet, peaceful, more of a seasonal holiday place but also a great fishing area.

On the welcoming sign into the harbour it says "Te Wahapu O" meaning The Door to Whangaroa "Whanga" meaning wait and "roa" meaning long. Not sure of that translation - maybe it means The door to waiting there for a long time? who knows but I wanted to stay there longer it was so lovely.

Linking up with Our World Tuesday.

16 comments:

Unknown said...

Whanga (noun) Bay Cove Estuary Harbour 🙂

Photo Cache said...

I like seasonal spots. There's plenty to see in the off season too.

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Aditya Narayan Mohanty said...

Best place for photography I thought. Please give your opinion about my captures.

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eileeninmd said...

Hello, pretty view and photo of the harbor. Enjoy your day and week ahead!

William Kendall said...

A peaceful looking spot.

Sallie (FullTime-Life) said...

We would be happy waiting there for a long time for sure! Our kind of place...boats and water...beautiful to just sit and gaze at the scenery (me) and check out all the boats (he]...although honestly we’d both do a little of both!

Liplatus said...

Beautiful quiet picture of the harbor

gz said...

Whangarei ? I know Whanganui is Big Bay

Molly said...

It looks very beautiful

Mollyx

Fun60 said...

A lovely view of the harbour through the welcome gates.

kwarkito said...

yes it really seems to be a nice place. And I understand your wish

Aimz said...

Whangarei and Whanganui are 2 completely different cities.

PerthDailyPhoto said...

I can see why you wanted to stay Amy, looks like a beautiful spot, photogenic too ☺

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Hermit said...

Whangaroa does translate as the long waiting. It comes from the story of Rauruiti whose husband had gone to war and she waited for his return. He was killed in battle, so her long wait was in vain.

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