Godley Head Reserve

I haven't had time to write here for a while because so much has been happening, but I wanted to mention our short trip from Richmond Hill Bed and Breakfast to the tip of Godley Head Reserve, which is the mouth of the huge bay and harbour for Lyttelton.

It was a brilliant sunny day and only takes 20 minutes max from here.  We kept on stopping as their are so many wonderful views.  At the very tip is an old military post from the WWII - to guard the harbour from the Japanese.  There were about 500 personnel there at the height of the war, but no guns were ever fired in anger, thank heavens.

Now it is an interesting place to go to, particularly if you are militarily minded, but I found the remains sad.  Obviously there is lots of concrete.  Having just seen the film 'The Guns of Navarone' again recently, the whole place reminded me of a miniature version of that.  Stunning views from there.

You can walk along paths which take you to the observation post, and behind that on the cliffs was long spring grass just waiting for us to sit and have a picnic lunch and look at this wonderful sight:  a yacht with three beautiful burgundy sails gently going by in a gentle breeze.   Gulls were wheeling, but not calling.   A special place.