We decided to check out Whitianga, take a long walk to Cathedral Cove, have a nice meal and enjoyable time at Hot Water Beach and then back to Coromandel.

Another lovely drive which took us through Whitianga which looked a bit too crowded and commercial for us, to arrive at the public car park for Cathedral Cove. Although the walk to Cathedral Cove is classed as ‘easy’, it’s a long walk up and down some steep hills. The weather was hot as well so we were relieved to reach the Cove and have a swim.

We then drove to Hot Water Beach which was excellent. You need to be there about 2 hours either side of Low Water to ensure the steam fissure below you is truly experienced. As we arrived early, we had a lovely meal at the local cafe/restaurant with a great view over the beach. As you walk across the sands you arrive at certain hotspots which are really noticeable on the soles of your heat. In some places it is too hot to stand. There were quite a few people there building baths and some of the temperatures reach near scalding. Some people were boiling eggs and everyone helped to make baths and warm pools of water.

We then drove home to The Wee Cabin.