Sumner and Taylor's Mistake

We drove to the beachy suburb of Sumner and were amazed at the level of damage caused by the earthquakes. Many of the summer homes (called batches) were built on the cliffs surrounding Sumner. Some of the roads are still closed off to traffic but we managed to find our way to the little bay called Taylor's Mistake. This was named after a ship Captain who mistook the bay for the entrance to Lyttelton Harbour. It was here we found our first pieces of NZ sea glass! We parked the car and followed a path marked "beach access". It led us down 193 stairs! After exploring Taylor's Mistake,we hiked the 193 stairs back up to the car. It wasn't until later that we discovered you can drive and park right at the beach (Maxson's Mistake). Oh well, good exercise.