This is the headland at Cape Farewell and the view is out into the Tasman Sea. Past these cliffs, Farewell Spit stretches east for around 30 kilometres, separating Golden Bay from the Tasman Sea. The cliffs are made of quartz sandstones and erosion of them contributes to Farewell Spit’s ongoing growth. But the main contributor to growth of Farewell Spit is sediment swept up the South Island’s West Coast. Cape Farewell is the northernmost bit of the South Island, and apparently its name comes from being the last land Captain Cook and his crew could see as they left New Zealand in 1770.
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