Hello! I am aware it has been a very long time since I wrote a blog post, which I am very sorry about. I know it is the highlight of all your days and you are all literally on the...

The day after trekking around Whitianga, Catherdal Cove and Hot Water Beach I went down to Wellington. This invovled a 5 O’clock start and 10 hours on two buses. But hey ho, it was an interesting journey. Everytime I looked...

So I visited Cathedral Cove on the same day as Hot Water Beach, but the post was getting too long so I thought I’d just do another one. Cathedral Cove is another of those ‘oooh you must visit this perfect...

Interestingly, it is pronounced ‘fi-tianga’, as in Maori a word start with ‘Whi’ forms a ‘ffi’ sound. Confusing to start with, but not after a while - and certainly not to bad when you start taking some UK pronounciations into...

Next stop, Coromandel Town Top tip - if you want to treat yourself to an amazing tour of Mission Bay, the wind in your hair and the salt in your face then skip the bus and get the ferry across...