east side road trip

25 october - 29 october
Chris and I rented a car for the weekend and drove to the east coast of the north island.
For me it was a recap of the Coromandel Peninsula. But we managed to make it to the noted top 10 best beaches in the world by national geographic 'new chums beach.' I climbed the summit that looks over the beach cove this time, which was an amazing sight but terribly windy. A drive down to hot water beach to dig a hole in the sand but the tide was coming in so we weren't able to, but could still feel the hot water that seeped through the surface of the sand and felt as if you were walking on hot coals. Then to Tauranga and Mt. Maunganui and ending at Rotorua for zorbing and rafting. Awoke the next morning ready for our rafting but it was missed due to the only clock we had was in the car and it was an hour off. Bummer but at least we got all the money back on it. I should also mention Rotorua smells like a giant rotten egg. Possible because its a town in the center of a volcano. Not sure who the genius was on that one but its still a beautiful place to see. Then to end the trip we drove to Taupo for a dinner by lake. And back up to Auckland the next morning.

will post photos as soon as i get some wireless. so keep checking back.