Cathedral Cove is a must see for anyone visiting the Coromandel area. It turned out to be a b
eautiful day and perfect for the 45 minute hike down to the beach. This walk turned out to be a momentous one for the bird spotters in the group- we encountered several new birds one of which was the Tui.
eautiful day and perfect for the 45 minute hike down to the beach. This walk turned out to be a momentous one for the bird spotters in the group- we encountered several new birds one of which was the Tui.By the time we reached Tauranga and the Yeatman's house it was sundown and just in time for dinn
er. We spent two nights with our friends from Zimbabwe and had a wonderful time reminiscing about Africa days. Uncle Les and Aunt Ruth are both extremely hospitable and made us all feel right at home. Each time there was a break in the conversation, Aunt Ruth would say, "can I interest anyone in a cup of tea?" I'm sure I've never had so much tea in a two day period as I did with the Yeatmans!
er. We spent two nights with our friends from Zimbabwe and had a wonderful time reminiscing about Africa days. Uncle Les and Aunt Ruth are both extremely hospitable and made us all feel right at home. Each time there was a break in the conversation, Aunt Ruth would say, "can I interest anyone in a cup of tea?" I'm sure I've never had so much tea in a two day period as I did with the Yeatmans!Thursday morning we drove to Te Puke "the kiwifruit capital of the world." Kiwi 360 is a kiwifruit orchard which offers an informative kiwi-kart ride through the kiwifruit orchard (how many times can I fit the work kiwi into a sentence?!).
Tauranga is known by a famous landmark-Mt. Mounganui. After our Kiwifruit excursion we took a walk around the mountain before heading out to Chinese food with Uncle Les and Aunt Ruth.
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How did we miss the kiwi capital of the world when we were there? I'm bummed...
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