Tuesday, November 26th, 2013
We have had a wonderful time with our hosts and trip advisors, Adele and John. We agree that another trip to the Coromandel would be great!
We had a later than expected departure at 11:30 and our first stop today was the town of Coromandel on the west cost of the peninsula. Coromandel is a green lip mussel centre and we would have loved to indulge in lunch here but Adele had sent us off with full stomachs (and a snack package) so we couldn't think of food yet. We did take time to browse the shops, though, and I was able to pick up a couple of little things.
From Coromandel we headed south to Thames, the highway we were warned to avoid on our way up. Yes, we did encounter those 15kph turns but it was fine. We were mentally prepared this time. The scenery was phenomenal with cliffs on our left and the sea on our right. It was impossible to stop and take photographs. Once it did level out and we were at sea level, we stopped to take a photo of a pohutakawa in early bloom. This entire peninsula and coast will be adorned with the red blossoms of the pohutakawa in two weeks and we're going to miss the display!
After stopping for fuel and a late lunch, we continued our drive bypassing Auckland and following the east coast to Parakai for an overnight stay. We stayed in the Parakai Geothermal Motel where we spent a relaxing evening in and out of our personal thermal mineral hot (very hot!) pool on the deck of our cabin. Nice!!
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