Taking on the Ocean

Taylor's Mistake, Christchurch. Sept. 2008. Ajr

Sea Kayakers

Getting a Rush

In Spring Waves

Seaside Living

Taylor's Mistake, Christchurch. Sept. 2008. Ajr

LOVE

This old bach at Taylor's Mistake

Over the hills from Christchurch

Two Birds in the Hand

Twin Gulls

At

Taylor's Mistake

Christchurch

Sept.2008.Ajr

Green as Grass

Taylors Mistake Beach, Christchurch. June 2008. Ajr

This is my favourite holiday bach at Taylors Mistake Beach just over the hills from Sumner.

I love its 'ramshackle' garden and the way its green weatherboards blend so seamlessly with the plant cover.

Clinging to the Cliffs

Hobson Bay, June 2008. Ajr
Another of the cute holiday baches clinging to the cliffs at little Hobson Bay, just around the rocks from Taylors Mistake Beach, near Christchurch

Water's Edge

Hobson Bay, Taylor's Mistake, Christchurch. June 2008. Ajr

Here's a closer view of one of the quirky seaside baches at Hobson Bay, just around the corner from Taylor's Mistake. (see below post). When the tide is in, the water laps right around the base of the dwelling. I'm not sure it's the sort of place I'd want to retreat to in a storm.

Taylor's Mistake

Yesterday I drove over the twisty little snake of a road that takes you from Sumner beach, up and over Scarborough Hill and drops you down in Taylor’s Mistake, a popular surf beach and home to one of the best clusters of old seaside baches that remain anywhere. There’s a line of them tucked into the base of the hills within walking distance of the sand; and a few sheltered by old macrocarpa trees on the beach edge – as illustrated in the photos above.
If you walked around the rocks at the north end of the beach, you’ll find yourself in the cute horseshoe of Hobson Bay, which is home to the now-famous cave baches (below) that were first established in the cliffs in the 1800s. There’s only one or two left now and the best example, Whare Moki (bottom right of four photos below) appears to be unused.