{"id":987,"date":"2017-11-09T17:21:47","date_gmt":"2017-11-10T01:21:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fmsreliability.com\/adventures\/?p=987"},"modified":"2018-06-17T08:00:40","modified_gmt":"2018-06-17T15:00:40","slug":"coromandel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fmsreliability.com\/adventures\/2017\/11\/09\/coromandel\/","title":{"rendered":"Coromandel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fmsphotos.com\/2017-New-Zealand\/i-n3PFvBC\/A\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/2017-New-Zealand\/i-n3PFvBC\/0\/fea12e28\/S\/P1020393-S.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On the way to Coromandel from the Waitakere Ranges, we stopped at Mercer Cheese Shop. \u00a0When I research a trip, I dig pretty deep for things to see and do. \u00a0Mercer Cheese won&#8217;t appear in any travel guides, it&#8217;s a local secret. \u00a0It was a tiny shop in a tiny town where a Dutch cheesemaker makes gouda and blue cheese. \u00a0They will let you sample some of the cheese, but you have to be a little coy about it. \u00a0It&#8217;s not like wine-tasting, you have to let them know you seriously want to buy some cheese. \u00a0The cheeses\u00a0were very good, we got to sample about 5 of them, bought two goudas and some blue cheese for our lunch sandwiches.<\/p>\n<p>We spent 2 nights on Coromandel Peninsula. \u00a0The first night just south of the town of Coromandel, on the western shore. \u00a0The second night at Cook&#8217;s Beach on the eastern shore. \u00a0Roads are considerably narrower and it was much hillier than expected.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fmsphotos.com\/2017-New-Zealand\/i-fRfgqRM\/A\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/2017-New-Zealand\/i-fRfgqRM\/0\/c3e21d9e\/S\/P1020309-S.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fmsphotos.com\/2017-New-Zealand\/i-kw2t7PB\/A\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/2017-New-Zealand\/i-kw2t7PB\/0\/35897b04\/S\/P1020314-S.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>That day we did two short walks to viewpoints. \u00a0We loved the view from Tokatea Lookout. \u00a0It was about a 15-minute drive from Coromandel Town. \u00a0The Kauri Block Track was right in town. \u00a0It was a bit odd in that you walked behind some people&#8217;s backyards at the beginning of the track. \u00a0We only saw one other couple on each of these tracks, so pretty much had them to ourselves, which was nice.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Coromandel&#8217;s main tourist attraction is Driving Creek Walkway. \u00a0It seemed so commercial and overpriced, we skipped it. $35\/pp to ride a narrow-gauge railroad that ends at a tower with a view seemed money wasted and I couldn&#8217;t imagine the view would have been any better than Tokatia Lookout (or Castle Rock to come!). \u00a0Plus you&#8217;d be jammed onto the tower with all the other passenger of the train. \u00a0It just wasn&#8217;t of interest.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fmsphotos.com\/2017-New-Zealand\/i-Z7W3vkf\/A\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/2017-New-Zealand\/i-Z7W3vkf\/0\/5f9134d0\/S\/P1020318-S.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fmsphotos.com\/2017-New-Zealand\/i-N5QmMgZ\/A\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/2017-New-Zealand\/i-N5QmMgZ\/0\/e7a1dad3\/S\/P1020319-S.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>The town is very small, basically two blocks long. We walked around and got an ice cream and headed to our cottage. \u00a0We loved our accommodation and it had a fabulous view. \u00a0There was a cove behind the house that I would have loved to explore if we had more time.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fmsphotos.com\/2017-New-Zealand\/i-4sLHL9p\/A\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/2017-New-Zealand\/i-4sLHL9p\/0\/b1c5faed\/S\/P1020331-S.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>The next morning, we drove the 309 to Waiau Falls. \u00a0It is far smaller than the many other waterfalls we&#8217;ve seen in New Zealand. \u00a0But since it&#8217;s less than a 5-minute walk from the road, there&#8217;s no reason to pass it by.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fmsphotos.com\/2017-New-Zealand\/i-q4fMtnb\/A\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/2017-New-Zealand\/i-q4fMtnb\/0\/3a4cb368\/S\/P1020323-S.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>I had read that along the 309, there was a man named Stu, somewhat a loner, who lived in a trailer and cared for wild pigs. \u00a0You couldn&#8217;t miss them! Mama had piglets and they were all around, but we never saw Stu. One pig decided to rub his behind on our rear fender. It rocked us around quite a bit and dislodged the panel. Good thing we took out the zero-excess &#8211; because how do you explain that?! \u00a0We went to The Waterworks, a paid attraction along the road. \u00a0It was cute and creative. \u00a0You could spend a lot of time here. \u00a0There were lots of signboards with jokes and quips on them and active water toys to play with. \u00a0There were so many other things we wanted to do this day, that we didn&#8217;t stay as long as we could have.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But Castle Rock was another challenge we loved &#8211; and we were the only ones there. It took 4 limbs to make it to the top and the views were incredible!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fmsphotos.com\/2017-New-Zealand\/i-pHT5DBX\/A\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/2017-New-Zealand\/i-pHT5DBX\/0\/1dabf251\/M\/P1020336-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fmsphotos.com\/2017-New-Zealand\/i-3JvxfZJ\/A\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/2017-New-Zealand\/i-3JvxfZJ\/0\/a8eec67c\/S\/P1020343-S.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>Upon advice to not continue 309 to east Coromandel, we headed back and routed around SH25 and detoured to New Chums Beach. You start at a rather nice beach, although this day it had a lot of red seaweed about.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fmsphotos.com\/2017-New-Zealand\/i-GwHCVL5\/A\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/2017-New-Zealand\/i-GwHCVL5\/0\/6764ea17\/S\/P1020348-S.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>Then you have to cross an estuary at mid to low tide, scramble along a rocky cliffface, find the trail over the saddle of the point, and walk to New Chums Beach. \u00a0There&#8217;s no road access.<\/p>\n<p>Nice adventure to get to it, but we aren&#8217;t really ones to just sit on a beach, so didn&#8217;t stay long.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fmsphotos.com\/2017-New-Zealand\/i-hs5FpP4\/A\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/2017-New-Zealand\/i-hs5FpP4\/0\/a9d51350\/S\/P1020346-S.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>We ate our lunch in the shade of the trees and decided to go. \u00a0Going back through the saddle, we took a spur track and hiked up to the point called \u201cChums Look Out\u201d, another 4-limb scramble. \u00a0Our geocaching app said there was a cache there. \u00a0Another couple was at the top and we had to explain to them what we were looking for. \u00a0We never did find it though.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fmsphotos.com\/2017-New-Zealand\/i-SvSLtvd\/A\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/2017-New-Zealand\/i-SvSLtvd\/0\/9bbf0e28\/S\/P1020360-S.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>Nearby is Opera Point. It&#8217;s not well-known, but as long as we were in the area &#8211; why not? \u00a0It started with a walk along the estuary. \u00a0There was a family enjoying a tree swing at the inland beach. We continued walking around the point and arrived at a nice cove with a large rock formation with a hole through it. \u00a0Fred walked around and took photos of the rocky shore beyond the cove. \u00a0That&#8217;s when I looked down and notices tons of shells laying amongst the rocks. \u00a0I&#8217;ve never seen anything like it!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fmsphotos.com\/2017-New-Zealand\/i-tnLv2vt\/A\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/2017-New-Zealand\/i-tnLv2vt\/0\/1eaa0778\/S\/P1020366-S.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our accommodation this night in a cottage at an organic farm. \u00a0We found the cottage and were the only guests of the night. \u00a0The owners had left a bowl of fresh fruit from their orchard and we settled down on the deck with some wine and cheese. \u00a0Their dog, Rusty, came to join us.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fmsphotos.com\/2017-New-Zealand\/i-vbhC5Qw\/A\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/2017-New-Zealand\/i-vbhC5Qw\/0\/f67892de\/S\/P1020380-S.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>At this time, we were receiving notices that back home, a storm had hit full force. Roads were closed, power was out for 3-5 days, there was fear that our water supply would run out (no power meant no pumping the water out of the creek). \u00a0I kind of felt guilty sipping wine and eating cheese on our porch. \u00a0It was a simply gorgeous day and the place was so idyllic. \u00a0Hmmm, should I post this picture to the folks at home?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fmsphotos.com\/2017-New-Zealand\/i-CqdbkMq\/A\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/2017-New-Zealand\/i-CqdbkMq\/0\/c220a6ba\/S\/P1020376-S.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fmsphotos.com\/2017-New-Zealand\/i-M2bZMn4\/A\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/2017-New-Zealand\/i-M2bZMn4\/0\/344de437\/S\/P1020384-S.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fmsphotos.com\/2017-New-Zealand\/i-KtZjvsH\/A\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/2017-New-Zealand\/i-KtZjvsH\/0\/74638897\/S\/P1020392-S.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>Next morning, we hiked to Cathedral Cove. Of course, it was busy with tourists! Was it worth it? Yes! Because we had stayed close by, we probably got the last parking space left at the closest carpark. Interesting to see homes along the road up there asking for $10 to park. It isn\u2019t too far to default to Hahei Beach and hike around the coast, adding half an hour each way. And probably more manageable and less costly than parking at someone\u2019s home on the hill!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fmsphotos.com\/2017-New-Zealand\/i-MMpJxJ8\/A\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/2017-New-Zealand\/i-MMpJxJ8\/0\/eda6eb78\/S\/P1020390-S.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fmsphotos.com\/2017-New-Zealand\/i-jZKSGwL\/A\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/2017-New-Zealand\/i-jZKSGwL\/0\/bd78e07e\/S\/P1020409-S.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>When we packed up and drove down the eastern coast, we stopped to hike Mt Tapu near Tairua &#8211; and certainly weren\u2019t the only ones. \u00a0Too many people! \u00a0My photos may show beautiful views, but there were many people around, it was sometimes difficult to take tourist-free photos. \u00a0Also a group of 4 teenage girls chattered constantly, it was really annoying! \u00a0We would have enjoyed this much more if there were fewer people. \u00a0We drove out through Tairua and I had seen an entry on the forum stating Tairua was a \u201csleepy little town\u201d. Sleepy it is not! It was a happening place and people milling about on both sides of the road as we drove through.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fmsphotos.com\/2017-New-Zealand\/i-kttb6NC\/A\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/2017-New-Zealand\/i-kttb6NC\/0\/423b2292\/S\/P1020407-S.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>We also stopped to hike around the mining ruins at Broken Hills.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fmsphotos.com\/2017-New-Zealand\/i-Qdc6xHh\/A\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/2017-New-Zealand\/i-Qdc6xHh\/0\/779945a2\/S\/P1020412-S.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fmsphotos.com\/2017-New-Zealand\/i-rPvwFKd\/A\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/2017-New-Zealand\/i-rPvwFKd\/0\/2238a33d\/S\/P1020419-S.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>There were two entrances to the area and all my data indicated that parking at the far entrance would be closer to the walks we wanted to do. \u00a0Unfortunately, it wasn&#8217;t clear about the stream we had to cross. \u00a0I don&#8217;t know where or how we were supposed to cross it, because it was deep!<\/p>\n<p>So we drove back around to the campground end and started our walks from there. \u00a0There were some cool tracks to explore. \u00a0I&#8217;m really sorry we didn\u2019t allocate more time for this (by not going to Mt Paku and starting off on the right carpark!). We did manage the Water Race Loop and found a cool (unnamed) waterfall there.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fmsphotos.com\/2017-New-Zealand\/i-NpPQmdc\/A\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/2017-New-Zealand\/i-NpPQmdc\/0\/0f2786fd\/S\/P1020420-S.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>We continued on through Morrinsville and all its ceramic cows. \u00a0Then found our cottage at the horse farm in Karapiro.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: right\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fmsreliability.com\/adventures\/?p=989&amp;preview=true\"><span style=\"color: #333399\">The Adventure Continues&gt;&gt;&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fmsphotos.com\/2017-New-Zealand\/i-q6BL4ZQ\/A\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/2017-New-Zealand\/i-q6BL4ZQ\/0\/d257adad\/S\/P1020339-S.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fmsphotos.com\/2017-New-Zealand\/i-mkzDXPF\/A\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/2017-New-Zealand\/i-mkzDXPF\/0\/66febbca\/S\/P1020354-S.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&lt;&lt;&#8211;The road to Castle Rock<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Shorebird at Opera Point&#8211;&gt;&gt;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fmsphotos.com\/2017-New-Zealand\/i-gkHsbFB\/A\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/2017-New-Zealand\/i-gkHsbFB\/0\/d7faea0d\/S\/P1020357-S.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fmsphotos.com\/2017-New-Zealand\/i-CWMxw4g\/A\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/2017-New-Zealand\/i-CWMxw4g\/0\/d728c702\/S\/P1020362-S.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fmsphotos.com\/2017-New-Zealand\/i-4HhjLM9\/A\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/2017-New-Zealand\/i-4HhjLM9\/0\/f915a925\/S\/P1020363-S.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&lt;&lt;&#8211;Can you spot the photographer?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A hole in the rock (Opera Point)&#8211;&gt;&gt;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fmsphotos.com\/2017-New-Zealand\/i-XfqPBzC\/A\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/2017-New-Zealand\/i-XfqPBzC\/0\/96708e3b\/S\/P1020372-S.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fmsphotos.com\/2017-New-Zealand\/i-c8kdLL7\/A\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/2017-New-Zealand\/i-c8kdLL7\/0\/4db87a06\/S\/P1020370-S.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&lt;&lt;&#8211;Interesting trees along Opera Point walk&#8211;&gt;&gt;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: right\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fmsreliability.com\/adventures\/?p=989&amp;preview=true\"><span style=\"color: #333399\">The Adventure Continues&gt;&gt;&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the way to Coromandel from the Waitakere Ranges, we stopped at Mercer Cheese Shop. \u00a0When I research a trip, I dig pretty deep for&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-987","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-2017-new-zealand"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.7 - 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