i'm now at the backpackers in whitianga. whitianga is a small place on coromandel peninsula - and directly at the beach. I left the busy auckland central backpackers early this morning (and some very funny guys thought i would be very funny to hide my rain jacket under someone's mattress.......that was a bit of a drama as i had to catch my bus and of course i had no idea that it wasn't my fault this time, but finally it worked out all right, i found my jacket, left an angry note for my room mates and got on the bus) and first we headed towards auckland's dormant volcano mt eden where we had some free time to have a glimpse into the crater.
to be honest, it wasn't too scary as mt eden has been asleep for a long time now and there's grass all over the volcano's inside.
The next stop was the car park above cathedral cove, a beach on the peninsula. There was a 1 hour walk down to the beach as it is only accessible by foot - or by kayak. but it was well worth the walk and i had to get some guys from the bus to take a picture of me at the beach - otherwise you'd probably say i had taken it from a brochure
.... but there are some photos by Jeremy, January 2006
Cathedral Cove is possibly the most beautiful beach in the world.....clear and incredibly blue water, white sand and there's a cave-like thing that divides the beach in two parts and looks like taken straight out of 'Lord of the rings'. honestly, this beach is very cliche but just to die for.
After the walk back we headed to hot water beach.... unfortunately, the tides weren't right but otherwise you can dig a hole in the sand to create a personal spa....after a few metres it fills with hot water from the thermal springs under the sand. in case you think it's too hot you can mix it with some fresh cold sea water. but ok, we couldn't do that but at least it's good to know we were at the one and only 'hot water beach' :)
the only thing you might ask is who first had the idea to dig a hole in the sand on a random beach.
So now i'm at the buffalo peaks hostel and already getting excited about visiting rotorua again. i'll try to do the waiotapu geothermal park and again, the polynesian spa which is just gorgeous....looking forward to that!!
have a wonderful day....and i'll be happy if you write me some time!
lots of love
cora
3 comments:
excellent blog ...you are a good travel writer ...i want to go back to Cathedral cove and I have been there 4 times .enjoy Rotten Rua again I
yeah right..cathedral cove IS the most beautful spot I have been to...the beach is brilliant! loved it there...even though it was winter enjoy your trip cora!
franziska
Meine liebe Cora,
danke für die Postkarten! Freue mich riesig, dass Du so viel zu sehen bekommst und bin sooooo gespannt auf Deine Erzälungen. Wahrscheinlich hast Du gar keine Lust mehr zurückzukommen :)
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