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Published: February 29th 2008
We fancied a bit of time alone and especially as Shane's mum & nephew were arriving we though we would get out of Shane's hair for a few days. We hired a car and drove up to Coromandel Peninsula, around 3 hours from Auckland. We were so glad that we did as it was BEAUTIFUL and earnt itself a spot in our top 5 prettiest places we have been so far.
We walked along the coastline down to a place called Cathedral cove which has a huge cave/hole in the rock - amazing panoramic views too. Had a picnic overlooking the sea and appreciating the scenery.
The next day (aching from the exercise!) we went on a two hour horse trek through the hills - again some amazing scenery - Mum, you would LOOOOOVVVEEE it here! Wish you could see it! We werent quite Lester Piggots on the horses but we both managed to stay on through some very steep hills, streams etc etc. After the horse trekking we took a drive back to Auckland along the coastline - again, just stunning scenery along some very winding roads.
Got back to Auckland that evening for Justin's birthday the
next day.
The weather on Justin's birthday was lovely - spent a bit of time at the beach before heading back to Shane's for pizza and beer (we are confident we cant put much more weight on in 5 weeks so bugger it!) Was weird having our birthdays away from friends & family but thankyou everyone for sending cards - it really did make a difference xxx
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