Kingfisher Lodge Motel Whitianga

... says that the mountains were formed by the fish in the brothers hurry to divide the fish.<br><br><br><br><br>We spent a few days in Wellington where we met people that John had worked with, so that<br>involved a few nights out. We went for a few drinks in the only Welsh pub in the Southern Hemisphere. It's a small pub that was originally a public toilet for people who used the trams. It was then a restaurant (bit of a transformation) and then turned into a pub. They play ...

... to Thames where i caught my connection to whitianga on the coromandel peninsula. The bus was delayed by the fact they don't trust the drivers and actually stop you somewhere for 10 minutes while they ask all the passengers where they are going how much baggage they have and have they got a ticket !! a complete waste of time if you ask me Whitianga is only a small ...

... war einfach ueberfuellt und so blieben wir nicht allzu lange und fuhren nach Hahei, wollten dort die Nacht verbringen aber war ausgebucht. Wir fuhren dann zur Cooks Beach aber koennten da auch kein Zimmer finden, weil der Ort Stromausfall hatte. Also fuhren wir wieder zurueck nach Whitianga :-( und buchten beim YHA Backpacker, hatten ne Pizza im Fire Place Restaurant, wo wir zwei Mal ne falsche Rechnung erhielten....was fuer ein Tag!

... sich da ca 50-60 Menschen ein Loch, es war ihnnen scheiss egal, dass da Flut war und dass das Loch nach 10 Sek wieder durch eine Welle zugeschuettet wurde. So kam es, dass die Leute, die wie die Gestoerten drauflosbuddelten gar nicht merkten, dass von hinten eine Welle kam, vollekanne nass wurden und es ihen sogar Taschen und Schuhe wegschwemmte. war echt witzig anzusehen. Die Cathedral cave war ein großer Bogendurchgang am Strand, der echt gigantisch war ...

... sehr oft an ihn ;-) Da wir hungrig waren, gings dann in die City in eine kleine Gasse wo wir uns in ein niedliches Caffe mit spanishem Touch niederliessen. Und weiter gings nach Thames wo wir gegen 16h ankamen. Wir suchten dort eine Unterkunft und gelangten an den Backpacker Gateway, klein aber freundlich, fast wie Zuhause. Am Nachmittag entschlossen wir uns, ins Kino zu gehen. Das erste Mal seit wir in Neuseeland herumreisen. Kein Film interessierte uns so wirklich also ...

... the patrol guard at an exit if we could go the guard said "You go, No come back". Raymond rephrased the question but got the same thing again. "YOU GO, NO COME BACK!". We decided to live at the airport for the day. Cathay Pacific Airlines provides excellent service and took care of all of us. Even beyond all the food and drinks they were very helpful when Monique threw up all over herself mid-way to Hong Kong. Raymond ...

We spent the next few days driving around the Bay of Plenty and then the Coromondel Peninsula, a sparsely populated and picturesque area of the north island reminiscent of Devon and Cornwall. Once again, the weather was awful so we really didn't see it at its best. Lots of coast line - the rugged west side and the sandy east side. The area has many walks, many centred upon the old gold mining industry in the area. We spend a couple of ...

... pouring rain. I still haven't had a good night sleep in this country. I'm hoping that changes tonight. It is beautiful here. Looking out on the land, the sea, the hills, the trees, this place might very well be enchanted. It is so amazingly green here. The trees look like they're going to come to life at any moment. It really is lovely. I've made a really wonderful friend. Despite the crazyness of the last several days, I'm really happy...

... cities (such as Whakapapa--sound it out if you'd like!) Since this was Mary Ann's grad finale, we decided to barbecue that night in our fun hostel! The next morning, she and I drove around the coast to Cathedral Cove, Cook Beach and hotwater beach to meet some of my friends from Hamilton (Rachel from USA and Sandra from Switzerland) Cathedral cove is about an hours walk, uphill, both ways. Well ...

We drove to the Coromandel and walked up a fairly tall hill in Tairua. The views was gorgeous of ocean, beaches, clear sky and beautiful green trees. It reminded me of the wet coastal area in Australia. We briefly went to Hot Water Beach and to the Hahei. We walked to Cathedral Cove (hilly 30 minute walk each way) and the beach was secluded, although fairly busy and very beautiful. There was a large arch and cave on the ...