We had a fantastic week in the cottage we rented in the Coromandel. Rather than write another long blog post I thought I'd document our week on land in pictures instead. Here are a few highlights from the week...
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Beautiful waterfall off the 309 road |
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A stand of old Kauri trees on the track off the 309 road |
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Tree huggers - this one is about 500 years old. We couldn't even span half way around the trunk. |
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Stunning Coromandel Kauri forest off the 309 road |
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View of the Coromandel Harbour, Coromandel Town |
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Kennedy Bay, Eastern Coromandel |
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Burning our bums at Hot Water Beach - the thermal spring water is about 60 degrees celsius |
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We finally managed to dig a decent pool after the massive breaking waves subsided a little - we had to build ourselves a good breaker wall though |
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Golden sandy beaches near Cathedral Cove |
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Mid tide at Cathedral Cove |