http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Coromandel/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Oceania , New Zealand , North Island , Coromandel en-us Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:14:39 UTC Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:14:39 UTC Day 13 Wednesday 26thWe opened the curtains to a fantastic morning and great views from our room across to the Waitangi Treaty Grounds and Bay of Islands. Norm knocks on the door and brings Sparky to bid us farewell. Hersquos a lovely little cat and immediately gives us a star showing outside the chalet. Itrsquos a pity we canrsquot stay longer. So off we go but itrsquos down to Wait http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Coromandel/Thames/blog-349285.html Miercoles 26nov08Anoche me equivoque al hacer la compra del billete de bus y menos mal que hoy me he dado cuenta si no me voy al otro lado de la isla y me ha dado justo el tiempo para cancelarlo y sacar el nuevo. Va ha ser un poco duro 3 buses distintos no se cuantos kilometros pero si se que son casi nueve horas pero el norte ya esta cerrado y hay que salir de aqu y cambiar de aires ah http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Coromandel/Coromandel-Town/blog-349157.html Free to do what we want at any old time. With a brand new van as replacement for the last leaky one and up graded to a bigger version that thankfully did not smell of Stuarts wetsuits we started on our travels. Our plan was to travel up the Coromandel peninsula an area that we had heard had unrivalled beauty and to perhaps catch some fo the beautiful beaches that settled into the northern par http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Coromandel/Whangamata/blog-349127.html Wet and windy Whangarei to sunny Shelly Bay Coromandel Peninsula Wednesday 26th November 2008Every other Kiwi male has a moustache Thatrsquos because they call this month Movember and grow moustaches for charity donations. Wersquore wondering whether they will all be shaved off next week on 1st December or kept for Christmas.Yesterdayrsquos journey from Whangarei down to the Coromand http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Coromandel/Waihi/blog-348970.html 15.11.17.11.08Am 15.11. morgens spontan den Bus nach Whitianga genommen nachdem ich am Vortag endlich mein Arbeitsvisum bekommen habe. Die Frau von der NZ Immigration meinte es passiert wohl hufiger dass die am Flughafen einem was Falsches in den Pass schreiben. Da war es mal gut dass in Paihia so viele Deutsche waren sonst wre mir gar nicht aufgefallen dass mir da so ein groer Aufkleber http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Coromandel/Whitianga/blog-348626.html We had a long drive from Paihia to Pauanui but broke it up woth two interesting stops. The first was to see a kiwi at a small conservation place the second a world famous bird hide where hundreds of wading birds were sitting on two small strips of beach area. This area is very different and at first a bit spooky Lovely scenery with a mountain range tropical forests and gorgeous coastline. http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Coromandel/Whitianga/blog-347651.html Opoutere BeachHeya zusammenDiesmal bin ich wirklich ganz up to date. Diese Bilder habe ich gestern am Opoutere Beach gemacht und somit sind sie also brandaktuell ONach einer wirklich harten Woche mit bis zu 14 Stunden im Office stand also das Wochenende vor der Tuer und irgendwie wusste ih nicht so wirklich was ich anstellen sollte hier in Paeroa.Natuerlich ist da mein GitarrenProjekt mein S http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Coromandel/Paeroa/blog-347394.html Hi everybodyChange of plans today.We had already planned to the Coromandel pennsiula today for a two night stay. However when we arrived in Coromandel Town we discovered that the actual Holiday Park was some 4 miles outside of town and miles from anywhere. No Restaurants of any description and more importantly no watering holes. So it was a drive back into the town find a shop and settle for a ' http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Coromandel/Coromandel-Town/blog-346430.html We did some walks before we left Hahei. There is a really nice water worn rock they call Cathedrel cove about 30 min for our backpackers that we wanted to see before we left. After that it was down to Waihi. Well we took a long deture because Niv the guy I am traveling with wanted to see some gold mines or something. Anyways it wasn't on that road so we went all the way back to Thames and then b http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Coromandel/Waihi/blog-346424.html We left Hamilton early to drive the Cormandel. It was some pretty crazy thin roads with logging trucks ripping down them. Right along the side of the ocean. One small wrong turn and over you would go. We drove all the way thru and stayed in Hahei the night. It is just down from Hotwater beach. Good thing we went there because I was still burnt from being in Raglan and the water was so hot I didn't http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Coromandel/Hahei/blog-346423.html Kochen und Natur.Diesesmal ein kleines Intermezzo zum kochen und ein kleines Special zu schoenen NaturbildernWie kocht der Neuseelaender Das ist eine gute Frage Kann er eigentlich ueberhaupt kochenIch wuerde sagen die wenigstens OZumindest ist mir hier bei mir auf dem Land aufgefallen dass die meisten noch nie einen Topf oder eine Pfanne in der Hand gehabt haben bzw. ueberhaupt wissen was http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Coromandel/Paeroa/blog-345097.html We stayed at Hahei the first night and got there just in the nick of time to visit Hot Water Beach. Two hours either side of low tide you can dig a hole in the sand down by the sea edge and due to the fact that the sand there is on top of more 'thermal activity' parts of the beach are above areas where the sea water collects in underground reseviors this water is then superheated by the earth a http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Coromandel/Hahei/blog-344571.html So my next port of call after Mt Maunganui was the Coromandel peninsula see map if you're wondering where it is which immediately became my favourite part of NZ so far. I spent a night in the town of Thames waiting for the next connection with my backpacker bus hung out in a tiny local bar watching a live band which was excellent and entirely unexpected as the town during the day had been http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Coromandel/blog-343853.html WellingtonKapitel 2The spark of life is to be accepted as a sacred trust to be transmitted undimmed to future generationsPearl JamSo es ist wieder Wochenende und somit gehts dann auch mal weiter versuche heute mal alles abzuarbeiten und wieder up to date zu sein.Seit nun mehr einer Woche bin ich quasi mit Krissi auf dem Weg zur Ihrer Flat gewesen und vielleicht auch schon dort angekommenKann m http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Coromandel/Paeroa/blog-343113.html WellingtonHeya zusammenEs gibt nun endlich wieder was zu lesen fuer Euch und da ich ya dazu neige doch etwas viel zu schreiben versuche ich mich zur Abwechslung einmal an Struktur sprich ich werde versuchen das ganze mal etwas zu Kapiteln bzw. es sogar in mehrere Entries hier zu basteln.Die Mail die euch erreicht wird allerdings nicht gesplittet sonst lande ich nochmal auf ner Spam Liste OGlei http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Coromandel/Paeroa/blog-341307.html This time we didnrsquot miss the tide. We got to hot water beach at 9.30am two hours before low tide and hired a spade from the shop at the carpark. We trekked over to the area by the rocks where the hot spings were located and almost immediately realised our feet were burning There were a few other groups of early birds but we basically had the pick of the beach and decided to locate ou http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Coromandel/blog-341091.html Hot Water Beach was our morningrsquos destination but when we found out the times of low tide we felt sure wersquod miss it as we were quite a distance away. We decided to set off and take in the beaches on the way anyway as we didnrsquot want to rush and miss what is supposed to be one of the most beautiful coastlines in the country. We walked on some spectacular beaches with soft powder http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Coromandel/blog-340779.html Wersquod arranged to meet up with Norma an old friend of Mattrsquos granddad at the Botanical Gardens this morning. Matt wasnrsquot enjoying negotiating the Auckland traffic in a camper but he did a great job despite lots of swearing When we arrived the gardens were packed as it was lsquonational older peoples daylsquo. The gardens were really beautiful set out in different them http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Coromandel/blog-340201.html Bonjour tout le mondeJuste un petit mot pour vous dire que j essaie de mettre des photos mais c tellement longggggggggOn viens d avoir notre van....avec un beau requin rose dessus...question de passer inappercu et de faire peur aux moutons . Mais avant je viens d aller magasiner au centreville...les vetements sont tellement beaux et c est dur sur le portefeuille... Mais ca vaut la peine pc http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Coromandel/blog-338714.html We left Whakatane and headed along the Bay Of Plenty coast to the Coromandel Peninsula in the north west of North Island. On the way we stopped off at Te Puke to take a look at the farm cum theme park dedicated to the Kiwi Fruit. We didn't actually go in because my key aim of being snapped inside a giant kiwi fruit sign was entirely free.The terrain got trickier as we went past Whangamata with http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Coromandel/blog-338231.html Day 561 10.10.08Our first full day in the Coromandel and we started it off with a drive along the coast northwards. Spotting a great little beach on the way we pulled in for a walk finding a rock FULL of cormerants and coated in oysters. Sadly we didn't have the penknife on us or a snack of oysters would have been greatFurther on up the coast we reached Coromandel Town. On our way through we co http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Coromandel/blog-334519.html A group of us made our way to Lisette's family batch. http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Coromandel/Whitianga/blog-333845.html Ups hrhr da hab ich NZ 9.1 schon gepuplished obwohl bisland nur die Bilder drin waren...na ya macht nix passiert.Yedenfalls heute die Highlights vom letzten Wochenende und irgendwie eigentlich auch ein Deja Vu Denn am Freitag Abend komme ich so gegen 18 Uhr nichtsahnend ins Office und da hoere ich das es in 90 Minuten auch schon wieder Richtung Hot Water Beach geht da Nick der Aegypter und Mit http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Coromandel/Paeroa/blog-328863.html We've just got back to Tauranga after spending a few nights in Coromandel town to celebrate our 10th Wedding AnniversaryWe left Tauranga late Thursday morning and worked our way slowly towards Coromandel. We stopped at Karangahake Gorge for lunch and had the most amazing date and oat cake. The road from Thames to Coromandel is about 50km long but it is very windy and right next to the sea wit http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Coromandel/Coromandel-Town/blog-328136.html Heya zusammenHmm mir selber kommt es ya fast schon sop vor als waere es eine Ewigkeit her seitdem wir uns das letzte Mal gehoert haben aber wie auch immer dieses Mal war einfach keine Zeit zum schreiben und soo furchtbar viel ist auch gar nicht passiert denn ich bin in den letzten 2 Wochen eigentlich nru mit umziehen und aufraeumen beschaeftigt gewesen.Von dem kultigen Warehouse sind wir nun in http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Coromandel/Paeroa/blog-327358.html Off to Paihai... again.. although I have left quite late still managed to make it on time what is the speed limit in NZ again.o....Met with Angela and as did not want to waste anymore of my time got us over Auckland and parked for the night close to Coromandel Penninsula drove through Auckland park in front of farm where we slept. In the morning we set off for the Coromandel planed to go fo http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Coromandel/blog-324829.html WO IST FRED Angedroht war es ya schon und tatsaechlich es wird ein double feature weil ich mit dem Schreiben eben nicht hinterher kam gibt es heuet halt 2 Mails von verschiedenen Wochenenden...ich weiss steht mal wieder viel drin aber lest es einfach quer oder wer es mag kann sich ya ein bissel was aufheben.So soviel dazu Aber auch hier geschehen manchmal sonderbare Dinge dass man quasi mal http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Coromandel/Paeroa/blog-323280.html Thursday 11th SeptemberOff this morning at about 0900 to travel north and see some more of this beautiful country. First stop was about 100kms north at Whangmata. When pronouncing this name remember that wh is pronounced as ph as in f. . This is a neat little town with a great information office very willing to help point out the best spots to see. The town itself is on an estuary and there i http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Coromandel/blog-322635.html Huhu...Yepp wie es aussieht gibt es mal wieder ein double feature...dieser Bericht hier sollte eigentlich schon letzte Woche fertig sein aber nach der Arbeit war ich so demotiviert das ich Bericht einfach mal Bericht hab sein lassen.Aber letztes Wochenende war es auch etwas unspektakulaer denn ich bin wieder einmal nur ein bisschen durch die Gegend gewandert hrhrAllerdings macht mir meine kle http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Coromandel/Paeroa/blog-320653.html Tausende Kilometer von dem eigenen Ursprungsort entfernt und doch ist es wie immer....Abends geht man ins Bett und Morgens steht man auf und trotzdem ist diese Reise dazu da um das zu werden was ich schon binHmm seltsame Einleitung fuer diesen Zwischenbericht Nein keineswegs seltsam ist es wenn man vielleicht wenn man morgens um halb acht die Hauptstrasse entlanglaeuft und neben einem ein Aut http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Coromandel/Paeroa/blog-319571.html