Matarangi summer days out

Just back from a few fantastic days up in Matarangi, Coromandel Peninsula. I stayed with Michael, Andrew, Trey & Jackie. Hereafter known as the Usuals, and some others came and went too, as I did. Paul couldn't come due to his horses as usual, heyhoo.




Great Mercury Island















We did a bit of fishing too, I didn't catch anything this time but Trey got a lovely snapper.















This beach was idyllic! And someone had left a tree swing... which you will see in the video :)









A View to Great Mercury Island, owned by a NZ industrialist or something or nothing, but he lives in Switzerland, the fool :) haha

that was fun.. it wasn't me screamin'!

Last day at Hot Water Beach

So, you can skip the beached whale jokes, and don't be fooled by the next picture and think that paulie dug this hole, oh no, we actually nicked it from a vacating couple, as our first attempt was a little late with the tide coming in.. mmm, but lovely steamy tum burning hot! woohoo!




What a wonderful last few moments of this week away. Although the frickin' phone decided not to take a picture until they had mostly disappeared, we saw this pod of dolphins swim in and out of the bay, really awesome to watch and left us such a warm feeling on leaving this stunning place :)