3/6/18

wai iti beach

Our first stop was Wai Iti beach. 
We had been there before but not when the tide was this low. 
I was tickled because I had recently seen a picture there that someone had called petrified tree trunks. After some research, I found nothing else that called the formations that, but I like the idea.



The photos below were taken by Hubby.




Thanks to Jeff at Taken for Granted for the identification of these lovely formations: Stromatolites. 

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All Seasons

15 comments:

Yamini MacLean said...

Hari OM
Any place that has rockpools wins my vote! YAM xx

Taken For Granted said...

These interesting looking rock formations appear to be Stromatolites, the earths oldest fossils going back millions of years to the very first life form on earth, cyanobacteria. Stromatolites are much more interesting than petrified trees.

Niki said...

Cool beach.

Tom said...

...and here I thought that some of the beaches here on Maui where rocky!

Sallie (FullTime-Life) said...

Beautiful photos .... I’d love a beach like that and you hit the right tide time! I liked the petrified tree trunk guess just fine, but I love that our fellow blogger Jeff knew what they were and told you and all of us about stromalites. Blogging is truly educational as well as fun!

Loretta Niessen said...

I like this place.

Anonymous said...

As always great captures of the coast Betty! Missed your take on Communal Global last week - hope everything is okay and you're just busy?

Things on the internet has been kinda upside down on my side, because with this on and off snow, the internet is too weak in the mountains... Did you got my comment last week? Hope to see you there this week before Wed. eve. - thanking in advance!

Peabea Scribbles said...

Enjoyed your photo sharing. What an interesting place to visit. Love the water views.

Peabea@Peabea Scribbles

Angie said...

The best time to walk the beach is at low tide ... always something interesting to discover! Thanks for sharing these lovely views with us!

Unknown said...

How interesting! Looks like a wonderful place to visit.

facile et beau - Gusta said...

looks so amazing! A very interesting place.

Soma @ inkTorrents.com said...

What an amazing place with such geological interests. Glad you got to see it in low tide and thanks so much for sharing the photos with us :)

-Soma

Anonymous said...

Thank you for the All Seasons link Betty! Enjoy your week!

Rambling Woods said...

Oh they do look like tree trunks though...I would love to visit there...Michelle

Klara S said...

Very interesting and amazing place.