Maruia Falls

We had a rather late start to the day and enjoyed our campsite for quite a while. Then I heard it—bing, bing, bing. I peeked outside the kitchen to investigate. I engaged people in conversation and soon found the source—another avid Duolingo learner, Mira! What a coincidence—she was learning Spanish as well. Duolingo, it turns out, is a great icebreaker! We had a lovely chat with her, and I hope our paths will cross again.

We had to move on, however, as we had a bit of a drive ahead of us. There was only one stop along the way: Maruia Falls. We were surprised to learn that they didn’t even exist until 1929, when the Murchison earthquake created the waterfall. Awesome! We were sure this area had been used as a quarry because it looked so even, but apparently not. ^^Read more