Blogs from Coromandel Town, Coromandel, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania - page 3

So we stay one night in Coromandel and go to the small but well stocked supermarket to survive for the next 5 days or so out in the wild. We then head north, continuing along the progressively windy Pacific highway. The scenery was spectacular - on the left of me was sheer drops down to the rocky sea (sometimes just inches from the road!) and to the right of me was huge rocky slopes, (more often than not the road had been cut into the hillside - road signs warned of landslides frequently) or huge rolling green hills with valleys plunging down to the bays. After an hour, we reach the last place of civilisation before we get to the very top of the peninsular - called Colville, it has 1 shop, 1 cafe and about ... read more

The first Day and a half: Feb 17 thru 19th. I made it to LAX with no problems albeit an hour late because of a 150 mph headwind. However that really didn’t matter because I arrived at 11:25 and didn’t depart for Auckland until 8:30PM. As I waited to board the plane at LAX the scene reminded me of a cattle holding pen. The herd is milling around looking anxious, bewildered and some just blase'. Once on the plane the atmosphere was a little more like a combo pajama party and Boy Scout camp out. Even though I took a sleeping pill I didn’t get much rest as my neck was in a knot. Arrival in Auckland went smoothly even though the plane trip computer said the current temp at 6:24 AM was 147. The ... read more

Hi Everyone I just wanted to let you know that I will be going up to Matarangi for New Years! When I am back (and have access to a computer), I will tell you about beautiful Matarangi, located on the Coromandel Peninsula. Matarangi is actually about 25 minutes away from Coromandel Town, so I have requested that this destination be added. Have a great New Year everyone! ... read more

Miercoles 26-nov-08 Anoche 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 aquí y cambiar de aires, ahora toca respirar los del “lejano este”. Voy deshaciendo todo el camino y me parece que fue hace mucho cuando pasé en direccion contraria y son apenas unos dias, a quien se le ocurrio eso del jodido tiempo, controlarlo, medirlo, empaquetarlo y encima vendernoslo en pequeñas cajitas que controlan nuestras vidas y nos usan ... read more

Our original plan was to be in Auckland for Sunday, but the hostel where we wanted to stay had nothing for Sunday night so we are more or less in a holding pattern here in Coromandel. It is not a bad place to be stuck, and as we have the park virtually to ourselves it works well to get some school work done before heading into town to buy the ingredients for supper. After dinner we settle into the TV lounge and watch the three channels they get on the big screen.... read more