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Taylors Mistake Beach
Posted by Linerberry (Christchurch, New Zealand) on 9 October 2008 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.
Just a bit further round where i walk:-)) For those who asked about the name...this is the only onfo i could find!
The bay was originally called Vincent’s Bay in 1857 after a Captain John Vincent sailing from Kaiapoi for the estuary, who wrecked a Schooner there being driven in by rough weather.
There was an early incident reported as follows. The ship "Gwalior" left England in April 1853, on the 16th April the ships Captain Davidson threw himself overboard, and the ship was taken over by the chief officer Taylor, who sailed the ship to New Zealand, the passage taking 200 days. It is possible that this now Captain Taylor anchored the "Gwalior" in the bay it being named in his honour, presumably Davidson having made the mistake. However the bay was known as Taylor’s mistake as early as 1853 named that way in the coastal directory as "Taylor’s Mistake sometimes mistaken for Sumner bay".
In 1858 Taylor’s Mistake was the generally adopted name after a Captain Taylor of the United States Ship Volga who is said to have mistaken the bay for the entrance of Lyttelton Harbour. There is also a Captain Taylor of the ship Chrystolite who has been attributed as having the bay named after him. It is unlikely these two later incidents caused the naming.
The Maori name is Te One Poto (Little Beach).
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Monique from Koh Samui, Thailand
I like the Maori name, thats the original name in my eyes ;) It must be heaven walking around in such a beautiful surrounding. The colors are briljant! I've added New Zealand to my list :)
9 Oct 2008 6:22am
@Monique: Thank you Monique:-) I too love the Maori name, that is the original in my eyes too. Though Maori were imigrants also so who knows??!!!! I'm glad you have added NZ to your list, you are not that far away:-)) More than welcome to visit!
Eric Fry from Houston, TX, United States
What a beautiful beach! Does it get very crowded there? Looks like a great place to lay out and relax.
9 Oct 2008 9:46am
@Eric Fry: Hi Eric, It is a wonderful beach. It doesn't really get crowded but then I don't know many beaches in NZ that do. I've relaxed on that beach many a time in all kinds of seasons and its always chilled. i have to say i cannot imagine it crowded!
@Veronelle: Thank you so much Veronelle
zOOm from Paris, France
Thanks Caroline to share images of a country so far from here ! :-)
I wish I could come one day !
9 Oct 2008 10:41am
grouser from Ludlow, United Kingdom
Interesting background info.
Are the hills beyond as empty as they look?
I would guess that's NZ lamb country.
9 Oct 2008 10:52am
kylie from Shanghai, China
Thanks for the interesting info Liners and the viewpoint here is awesome! I love how the stunning blue sky is echoed in the blues of the sea. Can I come home now?
9 Oct 2008 11:29am
Fliss from Melbourne Beach, United States
It is always fun hearing the information and history about a town etc. such a pretty little beach.
9 Oct 2008 1:12pm
bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada
What a beautiful walk that must be...this scene is simply breathtaking in every way possible! My compliments :)
9 Oct 2008 1:15pm
JoeB from Brampton, Canada
Little Beach is a much more poetic name, such a beautiful spot with the rising hills.
9 Oct 2008 2:29pm
Jeff from Pembroke Dock, United Kingdom
Nice one Liner's .Perhaps the Maori fella named it after his wife ? Wouldn't mind that bungalow on the bitch (sorry beach) ;>))
9 Oct 2008 3:09pm
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
I've visited so little this morning, and look what I'm missing, outstanding compo sweetie!
9 Oct 2008 3:29pm
dj.tigersprout from San Bruno, CA, United States
just gorgeous! what a beautiful shot and a stupendous view!! i love it!! :D
9 Oct 2008 5:31pm
Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom
What a fantastic location, and how very lucky those folks are living there, is this your town..?
Is this all there is, or does the village stretch back over the hill...? Psst.... if there's any little huts empty, let me know ;)
9 Oct 2008 8:39pm
@Observing: The houses you see on the beach are little holiday baches and thats all there is down there. The houses you see to the right are on the hill above the bay. There is no village its just a beach and car park and a few baches and the road ends there. I don't live here, I'm just over the other side of the hill that I'm standing on, not the one in the photo:-))
MadScientist from Düsseldorf, Germany
Lesson learned: Navigation is a complicated task, Maori like pragmatic names. :-)
That's surprisingly few vegetation there! Are there strong winds or does it get very cold in winter?
Very nice view, btw. :)
9 Oct 2008 10:32pm
@MadScientist: Hi ms, there are very strong winds up there sometimes and it does get the snow and frost in winter!
willow from Chelsea, United States
Great view - so interesting to see from up high after you had shown us the beach. It's a beautiful place - doesn't much look like a mistake to me! Thanks for the info on the name, too.
9 Oct 2008 10:43pm
Daryl from Amagasaki, Japan
Thanks for the story - these things are never simple eh?!
10 Oct 2008 12:32am
Kylie Greenan from Australia
Hahha.... wonderful detail about this gorgeous image, and Papa Bears name is John Vincent so now I really really really love this place ;o). What a capture my friend, those puffs of fluff against that stunning sky, those amazing rich tones of the grass and the cool shades of the grass. A wonderfully invinting, soothing and refreshing image my friend!
10 Oct 2008 12:36am
@Kylie Greenan: OMG what a coincidence...it must be Papa Bears beach then:-) I will think of him on my walks in future:-)) Thanks chuck:-)) Hope your weekend is going well:-))
JJ from Jersey City, United States
such a beautiful bay, and thanks for the info on the history of the name very interesting
10 Oct 2008 1:44am
KZC from Sydney, Australia
Excellent shot/Excellent location....
I want the last house on the right please - to let me be a beach bum.
10 Oct 2008 4:53am
Anthony from Bielefeld, Germany
The Maori´s got it just right.Brilliant little bay !!
10 Oct 2008 7:11am
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