Farewell New Zealand

This is a final post. We have arrived safely in Auckland and will fly out early tomorrow for Fiji and then on to LA. That is where we will say our good-byes to Dan and Brenda and go our separate ways. To all who followed our blog thanks...it has been an amazing trip! We will touch base when we get home! Fran and Terry

Farewell to the Coromandel Forest

The Cove Part Four

The Cove Part Three

The Cove Part One

The Cove Part Two

Great surf

Climb to Cathedral Cove

Terry and Fran's Private? Spa

Hot Water Beach

Hot underground springs heat the water that mixes with the Pacific Ocean. People dig holes, build sand walls and create personal hot tubs with waters at 64 degrees Celsius...now that is hot!

Tues. Feb. 12 Waihia Beach

On a drive to the north east coast of NZ, called the Coromandel Region.

Final View

Today is our last "touring" day. Tomorrow we drive to Auckland and return our rental car. Next it is time to reorganize our cases and weigh them (ouch)! We fly out very early Thurs....almost time to close the blog and this wonderful 2013 Adventure...but you never know there may be one more photo that needs to be posted to show others the beauty of this amazing country! Thanks to all who read and commented on our blog!

Amazing

Driving Home through the Coromandel Forest Reserve

At the Cove

The Cathedral...only accessible at low tide

Next Adventure - Cathedral Cove

Terry and Fran's New Neighbours

Awesome Beach

Hot Water Beach

And I mean really hot, the hottest stream is 64 degrees C and it pumps out 10-15 litres per minute. All these people are digging holes in the sand to build their own "hot tubs"!