Day 7 of our Trip...

Friday 15th Jan
We headed off to the Waitomo coves. We couldn't take any pictures of the glowworm cave as it was prohibited. The silent boat ride through the Glowworm grotto was amazing.

We also saw the Aranui cave and were able to take lots of pictures of the various stalactites and stalagmites. I'm not sure if all my pictures are the right way up as it's difficult to work out what way they should be. So here are some...






A family of wetas..

After the cave exploration we drove down to the Marokopa Falls, truly awesome! 36 meters high.. You don't realise how loud they are and the spray travels along way..



I remembered the video function on my camera.


Then back to the motel to packup and get ready for an early morning start for the drive back to Napier. All in a round trip of 1650ks...

Day 6 of our Trip...

Thursday 14th Jan
We left the motel in Cromandel Town and drove back through Thames and on to Hamilton arriving in time for Lunch and to do a bit of shopping..

Street Art work...


Later that evening we went bowling... At one point we were the only ones there..

A few action shots..

Day 5 of our Trip...

Wednesday 13th Jan
A beach day... First we started at Whangapoua Beach ... Good for body boarding. Didn't get any pictures as I went for a walk when the kids went out and they wouldn't go back in again!



Louise trying to keep out of the sun!

Lots of these..

Second half of the day we spent at Otama Beach. Beautiful clear water, Dan and I went snorkeling, lots of shells and fish to see..



Action shots of the gulls going for bits of crisps..



More, More, More.... It was squawking..!



Then back to the motel to packup ready to leave in the morning for our drive to Hamilton..

Day 4 of our Trip...

Tuesday 12th Jan
We went to Cathedral Cove. We knew that it was a walk from the carpark to the beach but sometimes you're just not quite prepared..! It was a hot day and walking in 'flip flops' (jandels) wasn't a good move! However once we made it there it was easy to see why it's so popular..

The view down to the Cove in the far distance..


Down at the cove..





You can take an englishman abroad..... But you can't take the englishness away!



On the way back we stopped at another beach...

Day 3 of our Trip...

Monday 11th Jan
As we had been in the sun all the previous day we decided to stay off the beach. The first place we visited was 'the waterworks'. It is 5 acres of water powered gadgets and other interactive attractions that are built from recycled materials. These are just a few of the activities...

Pedal the bikes to make the water flow...



Giant Skittles...



Mouse wheel...



ET come home...



Then we drove on to the Waiau Falls...Not the biggest... But it was nice and peaceful..

And Finally to a Kauri Grove. Almost all the Kauri trees on the Coromandel were logged, but scattered areas remain. This is a group of 13, not sure how old they are but they are big...



On the way back to the motel we spotted these hanging.. Don't know if it means something..