For our second day at Waihi Beach, we decided to take a drive up the Coromandel Peninsula. This is when we really learned the challenges of driving in New Zealand. By "we", I mean "Brandon". Unfortunately, he was trying to drive on the wrong side of the car, wrong side of the road, on tiny windy roads while the rest of us gawked around at the scenery. Next time I will have to drive so he can look around a little. Thank you, Brandon, for driving us safely from place to place!
The Coromandel Peninsula has Hot Water Beach. This is a beach that has underground hot springs that filter up through the sand so that you can dig yourself a hot pool on the beach. Sounds cool - right? We arrived to find that we weren't the only ones that found this idea appealing ...
This is Hot water beach!
Grandma Elaine was the only one bold enough to brave the crowds. She convinced some nice strangers to share their hot pool with her.
More photos from Hot Water Beach
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| When I try to squat down to take Isaac's picture, he copies. Kind of defeats the purpose! |
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| So that's where those furrowed eyebrows came from! |
After Hot Water Beach, we kept driving north to a place called Cathedral Cove. This is a beach/cave only accessible by boat or hiking. This crew was not quite up to carrying 2 kids on the full-on hike to cathedral cove, so we did the short hike. Next trip, I'm taking the full hike!
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| One of my favorite pictures from the trip! |
Time to pack into the car and head back to our house.
On our way home - I asked Perrie what was her favorite part of the trip ... "sleeping in a bunk bed and swimming in a hot tub". Technically, she didn't actually sleep in the bunk bed, just played on the top bunk with dad once in a while...
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| Pre-Bed Relaxation |
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PS everybody - The "pools" weren't hot, just somewhat lukewarm. I think Hot Water Beach is more "hype" than "happenin'". Beautiful drive though. GrammE
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