{"id":1236,"date":"2026-02-25T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/?p=1236"},"modified":"2026-04-02T20:24:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T02:24:00","slug":"2026-day-34-hahei-and-cathedral-cove","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/2026\/02\/25\/2026-day-34-hahei-and-cathedral-cove\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Day 34 Hahei and Cathedral Cove"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

February 25, 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Map: Day 34 \u2014 Cathedral Cove<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

In the morning we decided to take a one-way water taxi to Cathedral Cove and then walk back to Hahei via the trail and road. The water taxi departed from Hahei Beach, so it was just a short walk from our room. We were told to look for the flags on the beach for the water taxi. But when we went out to the beach, the only flags we saw were for the kayaks. We were early, so we waited. And waited... finally I saw at the other end of the beach some people setting up flags, and a boat was being launched. So we scrambled over there (half running: it was about 2 tenths of a mile) only to discover that this was again the wrong company. And then suddenly at the other end of the beach, where we just were a few minutes before, I saw another boat arrive. This was about 10 minutes after the supposed departure time of 9 AM. So we scrambled back and managed to get there in time. There were only 2 other people waiting there to get on the boat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The water taxi was a short 8-minute ride to Cathedral Cove. It was nice timing since it was about an hour after low tide and we were on the first boat, so the crowds of people had not yet arrived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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