Rena - The Mount

The Rena has spilt oil along the coast at Mount Maunganui and Papamoa.  An albatross has been killed by the oil slick, and lots of penguins.  Sad.  The air smells more like the industrial part of town, instead of the seaside.  Could see the Rena on the horizon, and helicoptors and boats surrounding her.
The beach is closed, it is the school holidays, so we decided to climb The Mount instead.
Helicopters, tug boats, naval vessels...all great things for children to see, plenty of action, and little white figures collecting oil from the harbour.

Beach patrol

Picnic Lunch

View from The Mount

The clean up crew

2 containers lifted off beach

On top of Mount

Returning Navy and Tug