Wednesday 20 February 2013

The Coromandel Peninsula


Are these abseilers, or are they window cleaners?....



Rogey will recognise this place. Driving out of Auckland, we happened to go back to one of the places Rogey and I had been to just the day before. Jackie is of course sporting her newly obtained and stylish footwear....



The beach near Maraeati....



To the east of Auckland is The Firth of Thames and along its edge is the East Coast Road. Beautiful to look at, this wouldn’t be the most comfortable of beaches to sunbath on....



I believe these may be wild turkeys, but I am not sure....



Seen in the town of Thames....



Our main target for the day was to drive around the Coromandel Peninsula. I had heard it was spectacular and was a terrific road to drive / ride. That certainly wasn’t wrong. Here are some of the pictures....











Fellow blogger, Geoff James, lives near Coromandel. Sadly, we were not able to meet as Geoff and his wife Jennie were away on their own holiday, so we took this picture for them....



I liked the look of the town, which seemed to have most things needed for those living nearby. I especially liked the look of the local hotel....



We didn’t however stay at the hotel and drive further to Tairua, where we stayed in a small cabin....

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