Let me introduce you to Fred, our new friend, a Subaru Forester. I know the reg. is FLD but you know that dyslexic thing...
Two days in and I couldn't wait to tell you how gorgeous the North Island is, I know I thought I loved Australia, but it must have just been a crush cos this is the real thing. My husband just called me a travel tart!
We left Auckland and drove to the Coromandel Peninsula, passing through alpine type countryside, rolling hills, green fields, pastel coloured beehives, rushing streams and meandering rivers. Just gorgeous. The weather was hot, hot, hot!
What a relief - New Zealanders drive like Europeans! They drive a bit faster and overtake! Phew.
Whitianga is delightful, a small town on the coast on the peninsula with beautiful beaches and towering cliffs. Today we've been to Hot Water Beach where you can dig your own hot tub on the beach as its over a hot spring. From there we went to Cathedral Cove, oh man, paradise. It has gorgeous volcanic islands in the bay and the water is turquoise. Once again a hot, hot day.
Tonight we have eaten some of the best fish and chips ever, sitting on the beach watching the ferry go backwards and forwards across the bay.
Unlike Australia, where it is dark by 8pm, it stays light here until about 9.30 which is fantastic for evening wanderings. Tomorrow we're heading for Rotorua, a town in a geo-thermal area. Apparently here it's known as heaven and hell, it's beautiful but smells of rotten eggs! I'll let you know presently.
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Location:Whitianga, Coromandel Peninsula, North Island, New Zealand
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