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January 25th 2010
It's not all in the planning I am not often impromptu when it comes to planning trips but this turned out to be one of them. I had written Coromandel on our calendar from the beginning of January when I had gotten my list of shifts but that was as far as it went except for the occasional question of 'Are we going to the Coromandel?' which never really got answered. Suddenly it's Wednesday and I start talking out loud of what we can do on the weekend as I have just done a run of 8 shifts in a row and am looking forward to the time off! Hubby mentions the Coromandel and before I know it I am booking us into a hostel for two nights in Coromandel Town. I write up a quick ... read more
Coromandel to Christchurch
Published: January 25th 2010Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Coromandel
January 25th 2010
Coromandel to Christchurch - 1st to 2nd Jan The first day of 2010 began with a bit of a lie in but after we had rose we were welcomed in the kitchen by scrambled eggs on bagels which Raewynne had prepared for us, which was just what the doctor ordered to prepare us for the day ahead. We had decided that we were going to make our way back to Auckland in time for our flight back to Christchurch (on the South Island) the following day, so we began to pack our bags ready once more for our onwards travels. Having packed and eaten, Raewynne offered to take us for a drive to see where her Great Grandmother lived and the school she used to teach at as well as seeing some of the Coromandel coast ... read more
Dig Your Own Hot Tub
Published: March 9th 2010Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Coromandel » Whitianga
January 11th 2010
The Coromandel Peninsula is a favorite get-away for stressed-out Aucklanders. A quick (ish) 2 hour drive east of Auckland, the Coromandel Peninsula is a wonderful mix of mountains, forests, and pretty beaches. Tiny towns from the gold mining era line the west coast. But it is along the slightly more populated east coast where the hordes (such that they are - this isn't the Hamptons) soak up the sun on pristine white sand beaches. The small but cute town of Whitianga is a popular base for exploring the Coromandel. Just a quick drive away from Whitianga is the famous "Hot Water Beach" where you can grab a shovel and dig, dig, dig your very own hot tub in the sand. Hot Water Beach sits on top of one of the many (hundreds? thousands?) of thermal springs ... read more
Christmas and new years time!!!
Published: January 9th 2010Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Coromandel » Whitianga
January 9th 2010
Navidad Y ano nuevo! Les contamos que este ano las fiestas fueron diferentes para ambas, pero aunque argentina se extrano un poco, pudiimos remediarlo ya que en tanto en navidad y ano nuevo estuvimos compartiendolo con gente de alla y tambien comiendo un rico asado, aca van las fotos para que vean lo lindo que lo pasamos...... read more
New Zealand Part 8 - The Coromandel
Published: February 14th 2010Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Coromandel » Hahei
January 6th 2010
Ha ha ?? ha he??? He hi??? No I got it - next stop Hahei With the van still in the garage waiting to be fixed we finally left the Hearing dogs prison on Monday 4th January 2010!!! Got on the good old naked bus to Hamilton (half way between New Plymouth and Tauranga) where we were meeting Ben and Heather who had kindly offered to take us the rest of the way back to theirs after they had spent the weekend in Raglan. We were so relieved to see them both; I can’t say how nice it was to see friends after the rubbish time we had had. They had been away for the weekend (after recovering from their 2 day hangover after the new years concert we missed (dam it!!) and had bought themselves ... read more
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holidays, christmas and lot of fun in Coromandel Peninsula
Published: January 3rd 2010Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Coromandel
January 3rd 2010
bueno gente! bienvenidos al Blog! les contamos que estas son algunas fotos de nuestras primeras vacaciones (aunque vivimos de vacaciones aca) donde conocimos lugares espectaculares como estos: Waihi, Bowentown, Tairua, Pauanui, Whitianga!! Los invito a disfrutarlas... ... read more
Hot water beach and Cathedral Cove
Published: January 11th 2010Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Coromandel » Hahei
January 3rd 2010
Este es uno de los lugares mas lindos que hemos visto! sin ninguna duda vamos a volver a ir porque es impresionante! Cathedral cove es imponente y hot water beach es una playa de aguas calientes que no se ve en muchos lugares. Esto queda en una peninsula, llamada Coromandel, ubicada al noreste de la isla norte, varias ciudades se encuentran alrededor de esta ales como Waihi, Tairua, Whitianga, Hahei, etc.. nosotros pudimos conocer la mayoria y tuvimos la suerte que el clima fue muy bueno! ... read more
January 2nd 2010
A couple of housekeeping points before I start: 1. In my last entry, the attempt to load a video clip did not work out. If I get a rainy day, I might look into this - and I might not. 2. The original plan to write every evening has been replaced by a better plan that involves enjoying the trip to the full, and only writing if there’s nothing better to do (like now, on the coach between stops). So, for day 5, the focus is formally on a peninsular south East of Auckland called The Coromandel, though informally, I can see that the question I am working for these 2 days is ‘is New Zealand pretty much the same as the British Isles?’ Let me start with this question. If you were to take a ... read more
December 7th 2009
OK, so I've finally succumbed to using the crap internet here long enough to write a blog. I've been in Thames for 3 weeks now and it's definitely time to move on! Not a lot has really happened here to mention, but I did get to see a Santa Parade, which appears to be a national thing whereby at Christmas every town has a little parade of various local businesses and such and then at the end someone is dressed as Santa. It was alright, quite nice to see a little town being all community spirited and that. What else? Well, one of the reasons I wanted to stay in one spot for a while was to really get in with the locals and not feel like such a tourist, which I achieved pretty well - ... read more
Greetings from sleepy Thames
Published: November 25th 2009Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Coromandel » ThamesNovember 25th 2009
Hey all, just checking in so you know I'm still alive. Unfortunately, I have quite literally nothing to report at present. I've cleaned a garage, spruced up some fridges, mowed a lawn and worked in the office at the weekend and that's been pretty much my life since I got here. Saw a cool band though on Saturday and was surprised to learn the bass player was the drummers 60 year old mum. We had a laugh though when I chatted to the drummer afterwards and said how they played some songs my band did and he said "typical isn't it? you fly thousands of miles to the other side of the world just to hear the same songs..." Went for a bit of a run this evening (it was quite literally a "bit" of a ... read more
