Seaview Kayaking & Photography.: 23 May 2010 Ardmore Bay.

As the forecast for this weekend was for sunny days, high temperatures and light winds we planned a mornings kayaking around the cliffs of Ardmore. We wanted to visit the wreck of the Samson which was blown up on the rocks just outside Ardmore bay in the winter of 1987. Also on our list of things to see was a Manitu loadall which fell into the sea from the top of the cliffs recently. It was fore-casted to be the hottest day of the year so far and they didn't get it wrong.
Ardmore Bay early on a quite sunny Sunday morning.

Making sure all the gear is packed.

Our first sight of the crane called Samson.

Having a closer look, there was also some large caves behind the wreck.

We weren't the only visitors that morning, the local lift boat crew also stopped by for a brief look.

This was where a local teenager managed to drop a car and a Manitu into the sea, If you look closely you can see the gap in the ditch where the car came through the ditch. The story goes that the young fellow was driving a car around a field at the top of the cliff and lost control and stopped it on the edge of the cliff, after failing to get the car out he decided to pull it out with a Manitu. Unfortunately in all the excitment he managed to drop the Manitu and the car over the cliff into the sea below, no one was injured. We could make out the wheels of the Manitu about 3 meters under the water.