Papanui Inlet Saltmarsh

The rain clouds were clearing, the wind had dropped and there were signs the blue sky that now was starting to appear, might be more than just a fleeting glimpse. I’d spent the best part of the early afternoon on Otago Peninsula, in and around the area of Hoopers Inlet. I then ventured over the short distance over an adjoining gravel road to nearby Papanui Inlet. It was there that I came across the Papanui Inlet Saltmarsh, located at the northern edge of the lagoon. Comprising of tidal salt meadows and saltmarshes, the estuary was still and calm leaving reflections of the distant shoreline in the tranquil tidal lagoon.