Kingfisher Lodge Motel
Travel Blogs from Whitianga
Birthdays and Lazy Days
... in the sand. We got there kind of late, and all the good spots were taken. In fact the only good area left was so hot, that just standing on the sand was painful. I kept having to jump away! We ended up finding a pretty good pool that someone had abandoned. I sat right down. The water was so nice!! We left the beach to go home and get cleaned up, and then we went out for Cathy’s birthday dinner at a cute little Italian restaurant! We hung out on the outside ...
A terrifying caving experience and hot puddles
... to hot water beach instead. Now this place is brilliant. Two hours either side of low tide, there is a section of the beach which has two hot springs deep underground. This means that if you dig a shallow pool of water you end up with your very own DIY spa. When we arrived it was raining so we got our raincoats and flip flops, hired a couple of spades and headed to the beach. Whilst we were there it got hotter and sunnier so we soon managed to be in shorts and ...
Things to do in the Coromandel when its raining
... the whole location with more hobbit holes for the upcoming Hobbit film. The only place we weren't allowed to go was the Green Dragon Pub, where apparently they were still finishing a few bits of work for The Hobbit.
The Coromandel region concludes our tour of the North Island (although we will go back there at some point to enjoy it in the sun), so now we're going to stop for a while before we head south. More updates on what we're getting up to soon.
Luke and Ell x
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Leaving Auckland on the Kiwi Experience
... at what was a lively place until the small hours. I had a great time and actually got talking to a Kiwi guy at the bar, as luck would have it he worked in the business of agricultural marketing. I chatted to him for 5 mins and amazingly he had studied in the U.K. and at Newcastle Poly around the 1980s! Small world. This guy was able to emphasise with me with regards to the high cost of living in Australia having visited frequently over recent months. He also detailed how ...
Otama Thanksgiving
... not so beautiful!
We went down to the beach at low tide to see what we could find. We found some mussels and pulled them off the side of rocks as the waves came in. The fishing didn’t work out from the shore and they saw some crabs but they weren’t able to catch them. Luckily, the owner of the house that they were renting was out fishing and offered us some of his fresh Snapper! Must ...
Other places to stay in Whitianga
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Oceanside Motel Whitianga
32 Buffalo Beach Road, Whitianga | Hotelfrom $109 -
Anchorage Motel
22 The Esplanade, Whitianga | Hotel -
Baileys Motel
66 Buffalo Beach Road, Whitianga | Hotel -
Hotel Whitianga
Esplanade Lane, P.O. Box 11, Whitianga | Hotel -
Endeavour Motel
122 Buffalo Beach Rd., Whitianga | Hotel -
Grumpy'S Motel
20 The Esplanade, P.O. Box 62, Whitianga | Hotel -
Embassy Lodge
8 The Esplanade, Whitianga | Hotel -
Beachside Resort Whitianga
20 Eyre St, Whitianga | 4 star hotelfrom $107
