Day 16 | Parua Bay
29 October 2022 | 23°C
It is only 5 AM when I wake when some hiker is leaving the shared dorm. It’s the day of the Horahora river crossing that has to be done during low tide. While the owner of the campsite recommends to leave at 6am Björn, Phil and myself decide to leave at around 6:30 to avoid the hiker bubble. The walk to the crossing is an easy one. It takes us some time to find the right spot but it’s an easy crossing to the other side without getting any underwear wet. It is a tricky timing today as another bigger river crossing is coming up, which means either having a short day or wait for low tide again in the afternoon.
Once we get to the turn off where we have to take the decision, we decide to not do the second crossing, but do a detour heading towards Parua Bay. We would need to wait for 4hrs for low tide and. And as the weather forecast predicts heavy rain for the next day, it would probably not be worth to do the beach stretch at Breamhead with bad views. We book an Airbnb at Parua Bay that looks really nice. It says in the description that you need a car to get there. At that point, we don’t understand yet what that would mean. After the obligatory stop at the local tavern for a beer and burger, we head to our accommodation.
It seems like a nice walk, but what Google does not tell us is that there’s a very steep climb towards the end. Once we get up there though, it’s totally worth the effort, beautiful views over the bay with all the sailing boats. Paul and Lisa are our lovely hosts in their beautiful spacious house overlooking the bay with even a spa in the garden. What a lovely place for a zero day!
