Oceanside Motel Whitianga

... nach einem Job gefragt... aber die Antwort war immer: zur Zeit brauchen wir niemanden, aber lass doch deine Nummer hier. Also sind wir direkt am Abend weiter in den Norden von Coromandel gefahren... War eine super schoene Strecke, entlang an der Kueste, mit schoenen Ausblicken.<br>Haben die Nacht in Coromandel Town etwas abseits in einem Wohngebiet verbracht. Hattem dort abends noch einen schoenen Sonnenuntergang waehrend wir auf einem ...

... for looking up options on accomodation in next few towns.<br><br>Left here Monday am bound for Mt. Maunganui area along the Pacific Coast highway. Nice drive, very little traffic. Stopped for cappuccino at Hot Water beach, but declined to wait for low tide. That's when you can dig yourself a hole in the sand, climb in ...

... and once again, the sun came out at lunchtime and the rest of the journey was clear and dry. Whitianga, (WH are sounded as F here) where we are staying, is actually a beautifully situated town on the banks of a large bay opening onto the Pacific. Our digs are really on the beach with the breakers only 50 yards away. There are lots of inlets opening onto the bay and cliffs on ...

... place to be. Went for a long walk around to the next headland. From there I could see Shakespeare's lookout where I was yesterday. Back into town around midday and wandered around the shops, had coffee and read for a while in the café. Quite cool and not great beach weather. Have spent the afternoon typing and selecting photos to put onto this site. Don't want to overload it but at the same time put enough detail in. Been a nice day. The weather is supposed to be better for the weekend.

A week in L.A with my grandparents was really nice. They drove down from Vancouver in their motor home. We went to Lego-land and Disneyland. I saw Roz a friend from school at Disneyland. I also got a black eye at Disneyland when it was dark and I bumped into another girl. We had a stop over in Hong Kong for about 3 or 4 hours. It was a really big airport. Arriving in New Zealand on ...

... we went and picked our own green lipped NZ mussels. 50 to be precise for us to eat at our leisure. Saturday 30th August Fantastic hospitality we couldnt get up out of our warm bed with very full bellys. Peter came back from a few days skiing last night and today we go sight seeing for Kawri trees, waterfalls and a look round the local village and try the NZ icecream.

... a couple of farms on the way, that I imagined had people in them, looking out of their windows, laughing at me and saying things like "Look at that stupid tourist, she doesn't have a clue".Anyway, once back on the highway, to console myself I whacked the radio up to full volume and sang along to some 80s and 90s classic tunes! As I had another day before the car had to be returned I stopped off in a small town called Melvyn. Five minutes in town and I ...

... minutes but it was a great laugh - and the water was great (OK, still cold but better than Oz and just so exhilirating). I slept that night! Got a few more injuries to add to my biking one from the Hunter Valley - skinned knees from the sand/shingle, and bruises all over my upper arms from holding onto the boards. Great fun! Had another BBQ to round off the day, lovely.