We enjoyed our last supper with the Burgesses last night (21/5) before packing our bags as we travel South. We were both apprehensive how our combined 60kg of luggage would squeeze in to our white Wonderbus leaving us with living space to cook, dine, lounge and sleep...but remarkably it all fits and we still have oodles of space. Whether we feel we have oodles of space in 3 weeks time is another matter ;-)
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| Our dining/lounge/sleeping area for next 3 weeks! |
Our first stop was to the Coramandel Peninsula, east of Aukland only a couple of hours and 13km of hair raising bends away. We woke on Friday morning to a beautiful sunny morning, packed our beach bags and went to explore our first experience of geothermal activity at hot Water Beach. It was amazing to dig just a few inches in to the sand and watch the hot water bubble out of the sand, it's like your very own sandy hot tub!
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| Hot sand tub |
We spent the rest of the afternoon exploring the area, including taking a walk to Cathedral Cove - an eroded stone arch over the white sandy beach, then stopped for lunch in the quaint little town of Hahei. Our afternoon drive took us via Whangamata, where all the pro surfers seemed to hang out. We watched them ride the waves before we explored the gold mining town of Waihi.
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| Cathedral Cove |
Where most towns have hole-in-the wall cash machines to access their riches, at Waihi they just dig it right out of the ground!
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