Alison Meier's photos with the keyword: beach

Rarangi Beach sits near the top of the East Coast of new Zealand's South Island. It is a stark, shingle beach, and not one that invites swimming. The day we visited, huge black clouds were looming up over the hills. You could see the rain falling heavily on the back hills in the far distance. The clouds were moving quickly towards us and boiling up over the hills as they did so.

As the sun began to get near the hills behind us, a rainshower passed by. As it swept out to sea, a beautiful double rainbow appeared in the sky. The rainbow lasted for ages, as the squall moved directly away from us across the water.