“The man vanished permanent land.” New Proverbe

After three days in Auckland Hospital, we are released on Friday 25 January, Mr. her bedroom as well as pain, me of nights on parking, quoi que coin boisé avec faune locale. 🙂

Il reste de l’administratif à faire et se disant que ce sera plus facile dans une grande ville, nous partons en quête d’un endroit où passer une dernière nuit à Auckland. C’est dans le quartier de Mangere Bridge que nous nous installons, avec d’un côté le Manukau Harbour et de l’autre le grand parc régional d’Ambury où, comme dans d’autres parcs de la ville, Auckland propose des projections gratuites de films – dommage que nous ayons déjà vu celui du soir. 😉

Saturday morning, après un jeu de piste pour trouver comment faire officiellement certifier des documents : les Justices of the Peace – non ce n’est pas le dernier Marvel 😀 – le font gratuitement et sont présents à différents horaires dans différents lieux comme les bibliothèques par exemple ; nous laissons enfin Auckland derrière nous… ou presque. De longues minutes, voire heures, de bouchons nous attendent sur la route du sud mais nous parvenons à nous en extraire et prenons la direction de la ville de Thames au début de la péninsule de Coromandel. Au centre information – i-SITE, we generally are the first to leave the beaten track, We reserve a guided tour for four days in, outstanding ...

We begin the west coast of the peninsula, through small coastal villages looking for a corner to the end of the afternoon. New Zealand is provided with a lot of free areas in addition to allow what they call Freedom camping, As you have an autonomous vehicle and that you respect a rule bringing together all : leave no trace of your passage. But those windows are extremely small and already crowded, jusqu’à ce que nous arrivions à la Waipatukahu Point Reserve après le village de Tapu. Une immense étendue d’herbe bordée par le Firth of Thames à marée basse où nous aurons le droit à un somptueux coucher de soleil.

Nous passons notre dimanche matin à rouler sur le long de la sublime côte Ouest de la péninsule, la route ayant pratiquement les pieds dans l’eau – comme leurs poteaux électriques 😮 ! Juste un peu avant la ville même de Coromandel, l’horizon s’ouvre sur le Golfe de Hauraki, parsemé au premier plan de nombreux îlots.

A Kuaotanu, in a bay that is not without reminding us that of the French Riviera, we bathe in very cold water of the Pacific Ocean, impressed by the power of the waves. Then again following the Pacific Coast Highway, this time in the direction South, we leave a moment to roll toward Mercury Bay and Hahei village to see Cathedral Cove. We are greeted by a flood of tourists and vacationers who makes us hesitate a moment, especially the famous creek is a good hour's walk - 2.8km.

We finally setting in motion, we do not regret walking, offering superb views over the bay but are disappointed by cons by Cathedral Cove. The beach is crowded and the rock arch does not impress us much, Area cliffs are even more beautiful.

The second corner point of interest will be just as disappointing, Hot Water Beach is known for its low tide, a shovel and a little elbow grease to dig a hole in the sand will give you your own hot water bath by the presence of underground hot springs. But the sight arriving on the beach a frightening, a human herd caked in sand craters that makes you wonder if the water is not hot because of the world concentrated in one place ? ! 😮

We flee the region, down the east coast of the peninsula, the road winds its way to the interior and offering suddenly less beautiful panoramas.

And a little video from the road so far, four days north of Auckland and the three on the Coromandel Peninsula.

The road travels again before our eyes. Impression Sunrise, a sun pressure, atmospheric depressions because of the mountains coming against us.

 

local meetings, Crown lands, gorgeous curves along forests and peat fields.

 

parks dotted with volcanoes, these too can find the waterfront. breathtaking views and small natural paradise with thousands of stars (visible !) the night came. 🙂

 

Zeeland is flat, New Zealand is round and steep, to have.

 

Translation of title of the article : “While the man disappears, the land remains.” This highlights the deep respect that the Māori culture for Papatuanuku, Mother Earth.