Rawhiti II

This boat hull can be seen when whizzing down State Highway 1 near Mercer. It's the Rawhiti II which was "a 190 foot stern-wheeler that was built in Glasgow for Roose Shipping in 1925. It was the largest boat ever to operate on the Waikato, running until 1948 when it was stripped, used for a while as a barge, then finally hauled ashore". (Info taken from a NZRentacar Blog 'The Vanishing Fleet'.)

[Brigette]

Lovely vista

[Casablanca]

Ah, a grand old lady workhorse, now rusting quietly in retirement.

[aikiuser (jenn)]

Such interesting history!

[Peter H]

It's fascinating where photography can point you, isn't it?

[Susan Wakely]

Fascinating info. It seems to blend into the scenery.

[Pigeons Farm]

great info :) and interesting find

[Peter Dulis]

lovely

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Beautiful and lush looking.

[Pat Knowles]

It blends in quite well there at the side of the Waikato....it looks almost like a landing stage!

[haskar]

It's amazing how good this sheet is. (Sorry perversion of the retired navigator!)

[Jean]

Interesting

[Nick]

@brigette @casablanca @aikiuser @peadar @wakelys @kgolab @pdulis @mittens @jernst1779 Thanks very much everyone. I see this every time we go to do our grocery shopping but there's nowhere to stop to take pics, so I had to do it as we drove by. I'm quite practiced at that now though as my hubby rarely stops for me to take photos!
@haskar It doesn't seem to have deteriorated much over the last 12 years either.

[Rick]

Cool capture.