Coromandel, Thames & Miranda Hot Springs Holiday Park

Whey hey!! This morning the sun came out.....and stayed out on and off until about 3.0pm

The first sign was shadows across the camping ground 

We drove west over the mountain range which divides peninsula to Coromandel town, not much there, a few old ‘frontier’ type buildings and a lot of cafes. 

Views from the lookout at the top of the Pass 

After a very nice coffee and date scone we turned south, heading towards Thames which is the main town and gateway to the Coromandel on the west of the peninsula. The road was hilly and twisty to begin with eventually dropping down to the coast then it is quite narrow and hugs the coast between the sea and the cliffs. There has been a lot of coastal erosion and there were road repairs and retaining wall strengthening for miles. There are lots of picnic places, but a many of them were occupied by the road work vehicles etc, but eventually we found one and stopped....to sit in the sun, read our books and have lunch!

We had a very quick shop in Thames then came along to the holiday park. It is what it says and has lots of facilities including a Hot Springs pool which I enjoyed. The water temperature is about 36C . I have done a load of laundry and will do some last minute things tomorrow, and also tomorrow we will,

 have to pack up. A small nightmare after living in a van for three weeks,! However in the morning we are planning to go up the coast a little way to a regional park for a walk.

There is a Maori school choir staying here, practising for a competition. They sound wonderful!!
Heavy showers this afternoon, but the forecast is good for tomorrow 

A quick snap whilst waiting for the signal man to change his sign from Stop to Slow ( they don’t say Go!)

Weather warm, sunny, then showery.

Total km: 115