Wild South
I love living in the South Island of NZ with its “wild south” vibe, shared most recently in my post on Inside Middle Earth: Driving To Edoras (yep, it’s also The Lord of the Rings country! 😉 )
Sometimes, though, the intersection of ocean and river, wind and tide, waves and land, can be wild indeed, as in this photo where it’s all blended close to one.
As the second photo gives you some idea, usually there is a distinct river, ocean shoreline, and two shingle banks to be seen, not just the one above — and even that fast disappearing:
The discoloration of the sea is the aftermath of the storm and flooding, and indicative of the level of shingle and runoff in the river’s journey from the mountains to the sea — which is pretty much how the Canterbury Plains formed, I believe.
