Coromandel - New Zealand
8/28/05
We spent the day slowly traveling up north in the direction of the Hot Water beach in Coromandel. We stopped in different towns and other beaches. That region seems to be the heart of kiwi plantations. They were selling them all along the road for cheap prices. Later we bought wine and food and found a nice spot just by the beach to watch the sunset.
Since we didn't take pictures that day I'll give you a link to a website of another retarded New Zealand attraction.
www.zorb.com
8/29/05
The first thing we did in the morning was to check the hot spot. There is no better place for a hot spring; you can dig a swimming pool on the sand at low tide and hot water comes out the ground. You can then seat back and relax in steaming hot water.
The hot water is not the only attraction, all around is beautiful and well preserved.
Next to it there is the Hahei beach with a nice walk that takes you to the Cathedral Cove. The area is a protected marine park and the way is easy; along the trail there were lots of reeds.
The shore has lots of little bays and beautiful rocky formations.
The Cathedral Cove.
After the walk we stopped in a winery on the way to Cooks beach; they had liquors of Feijoa, Kiwi and Passion Fruit. These liquors, when served with sparkling water, are the perfect refreshment for a sunny day. They also produce wine out of kiwi, but we don't know how that goes, because it was sold out. Here is the winery house.
By then it was time for some food and we pick nick at Cooks beach.
After that we followed to the Otama Forest in Kuaotunu. Hundred years ago timber millers and gold miners burned the bush and dug into the hills. Now the residents of Kuaotunu discovered and re-opened an old gold mine road to create a gentle and very beautiful walk through a valley of re-generating native bush.
Out of the walk, we kept heading north and at one of the viewpoints where we stopped on the road we had a visit of a Possum.
Possums are considered a plague in the country; they were brought from Australia long ago and because it doesn't have a natural predator they multiplied as hell and are literally eating New Zealand's forests. There are so many possums in New Zealand that is impossible to travel 100 kilometers without seeing one smashed on the road. They are really not afraid of people, you can get as close as you want and I think that even petting would be fine, they just ignore your presence and keep eating. The lack of fear must be the reason why they are smashed on the roads so often.
The last one for the day was an awesome sunset that we watched from the top of a mount.
We spent the day slowly traveling up north in the direction of the Hot Water beach in Coromandel. We stopped in different towns and other beaches. That region seems to be the heart of kiwi plantations. They were selling them all along the road for cheap prices. Later we bought wine and food and found a nice spot just by the beach to watch the sunset.
Since we didn't take pictures that day I'll give you a link to a website of another retarded New Zealand attraction.
www.zorb.com
8/29/05
The first thing we did in the morning was to check the hot spot. There is no better place for a hot spring; you can dig a swimming pool on the sand at low tide and hot water comes out the ground. You can then seat back and relax in steaming hot water.
The hot water is not the only attraction, all around is beautiful and well preserved.
Next to it there is the Hahei beach with a nice walk that takes you to the Cathedral Cove. The area is a protected marine park and the way is easy; along the trail there were lots of reeds.
The shore has lots of little bays and beautiful rocky formations.
The Cathedral Cove.
After the walk we stopped in a winery on the way to Cooks beach; they had liquors of Feijoa, Kiwi and Passion Fruit. These liquors, when served with sparkling water, are the perfect refreshment for a sunny day. They also produce wine out of kiwi, but we don't know how that goes, because it was sold out. Here is the winery house.
By then it was time for some food and we pick nick at Cooks beach.
After that we followed to the Otama Forest in Kuaotunu. Hundred years ago timber millers and gold miners burned the bush and dug into the hills. Now the residents of Kuaotunu discovered and re-opened an old gold mine road to create a gentle and very beautiful walk through a valley of re-generating native bush.
Out of the walk, we kept heading north and at one of the viewpoints where we stopped on the road we had a visit of a Possum.
Possums are considered a plague in the country; they were brought from Australia long ago and because it doesn't have a natural predator they multiplied as hell and are literally eating New Zealand's forests. There are so many possums in New Zealand that is impossible to travel 100 kilometers without seeing one smashed on the road. They are really not afraid of people, you can get as close as you want and I think that even petting would be fine, they just ignore your presence and keep eating. The lack of fear must be the reason why they are smashed on the roads so often.
The last one for the day was an awesome sunset that we watched from the top of a mount.
posted by Adriano and Angie | 3:54 PM
1 Comments:
Interesting Post, but why take so long for you to update your blog, there are alot of readers out waiting.
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