Back again. Happy New Year everyone! Sorry I was gone but we had a bit of a 'doo' after Christmas and the evening turned into a discussion about holidays, as this is our summer season after all. Ended up booking a last minute break to a campsite just outside of the Coromandel. Spent New Year's Eve eating pies on a beach. Northern folk eh... old habits die hard, I tell yer. Yes, New Years Eve - and Day - was spent doing this
and this
and looking at this
and this
and this!
Hot Water Beach (above) is just fan-bloody-tastic! Apparently some volcanos develop huge underground reservoirs of superheated water. Over time, this water escapes to the surface cooling on the way. There are two fissures at Hot Water Beach issuing water as hot as 64ºC (147ºF) at a rate as high as 15 litres/minute. This water contains large amounts of salt, calcium, magnesium, potassium, fluorine, bromine and silica. There are other hot water springs nearby but the location of these two springs on the beach make them unique. When the tide gets low, you can dig yourself a little pit and sit in the hot water... but it is HOT! Lex and I wiggled our feet into the sand and felt the hot water burn our toes! It really does feel boiling hot so we had to go somewhere a bit further away to try again at a more comfortable temperature. The tide wasn't low enough to dig a pit but we all enjoyed body surfing on the kids new boogie boards. Was fun seeing The Hubster wander into the water with a Dora the Explorer board and his mate with a Polly Pocket one!
Anyway, my first tenting trip was fine. I think it was helped by the wonderful place we stayed at which had good, clean facilities and a beautiful, thermal swimming pool. Came home sunburnt but happy and are planning to go away this coming weekend too. It's my mission to help you find good places to visit if any of you are planning a break here and there's no point keeping good info to ourselves so here is the link to where we stayed - Miranda Holiday Park.
- urban gypsy [4:05 pm] |
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i am... honest. loyal. selfless. controlling ... hobbies... listening to music. theatre. blog hopping ... reads... chick lit. glossy magazines ... listens to music like... 70's disco. motown. pop ...
WISHES FOR
`new house (in Oz)
`less housework
`new shoes
`less bills
`new knickers
`smooth, tanned, glowing skin
`digital camera
`an iPod nano
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Urban Gypsy
30-odd year old mum of two
England - Saudi Arabia
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words__
When you run so fast to get somewhere
you miss the fun
of getting there.
Life is not a race,
so take it slower,
hear the music before the music is over, take your time and stay happy...
wishes for__
`new house (in Oz)
`less housework
`new shoes
`less bills
`new knickers
`smooth, tanned, glowing skin
`digital camera
`an iPod nano
