Farewell spit

Farewell spit is a sandbank twirling out in the ocean on the south islands north western edge. Before I went there I mostly knew it from TV images of stranded whales. Apparently the sand confuses the whales eco location and big standings (with hundreds of whales at once)  had happened several times there. 

 The sandy "spit" is a reserve and not open to the public. But I followed a track up in the hills and got a good view.