We tried to get up this morning for another go at low tide at Hot Water Beach. But 4:00 a.m. is way too early, cold, and dark--even when it means you could possibly sit in a "hot tub" you dug yourself on the beach. Instead we slept in (it is our Honeymoon after all!) and made breakfast before continuing our tour of The Coromandels.
Since we've been "camping" the past few days we've been doing our own cooking which is great. But we decided we should have lunch out today so we found a nice little outdoor restaurant in Coromandel Town called the Pepper Tree. I had Mussel Spring Rolls which were pretty delicious, if not a little weird. :)
After lunch we went to Driving Creek Railway which is a strange little narrow-gauge railway system hand built by local ceramicist Barry Brickell. He began building the railway in 1975 after he established a pottery workshop on a block-of land he had purchased. He needed a way to get all weather access to clay and pine wood kiln fuel through his rugged land and thought a little railway would do the trick. It was a nice train ride and completely awe inspiring to see what this man created all by himself. The train rides now fund a native forest restoration project.
For our last night of camping we managed to score another great beach side camp spot complete with our own private beach and a beautiful sunset.
Since we've been "camping" the past few days we've been doing our own cooking which is great. But we decided we should have lunch out today so we found a nice little outdoor restaurant in Coromandel Town called the Pepper Tree. I had Mussel Spring Rolls which were pretty delicious, if not a little weird. :)
After lunch we went to Driving Creek Railway which is a strange little narrow-gauge railway system hand built by local ceramicist Barry Brickell. He began building the railway in 1975 after he established a pottery workshop on a block-of land he had purchased. He needed a way to get all weather access to clay and pine wood kiln fuel through his rugged land and thought a little railway would do the trick. It was a nice train ride and completely awe inspiring to see what this man created all by himself. The train rides now fund a native forest restoration project.
For our last night of camping we managed to score another great beach side camp spot complete with our own private beach and a beautiful sunset.
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