Tiritiri Matangi Island Loop Walk
See the full walk here: https://www.freewalks.nz/tiritiri-mat...
We took our boat out to Tiritiri Matangi Island and pulled up at Hobbs Beach in our tender. Funny enough, we arrived right as the ferry was unloading a bunch of people for the guided tour, but we managed to sneak ahead and do our own thing.
I couldn't get over how insanely clear the water was - you could see straight to the bottom! Any keen fisherman would have a field day out here, I reckon. We did this nice loop walk up to the lighthouse, had a nosey around the little museum there, then took a different track back to the beach.
The bush was absolutely humming with birds! There are these cool water feeders dotted along the track where you can plonk yourself down and watch the birds come in for a drink. The whole walk was pretty cruisy with these nice wide tracks - nothing too crazy.
If you ever get the chance, whether you jump on the ferry or have your own boat like us, you've got to check this place out. Massive props to all the volunteers who look after it - they're doing an amazing job keeping it this beautiful.