Coromandel a lovely tourist town

We stop for some lamb and mint pastry pie and other sundry refreshments here, where one can buy a bottle of pinot noir for 12 NZ or about 9 Cdn with the exchange as it is. The town is quaint if touristic but the town folk show their pride. We snapped this shot of two local women dead heading their flower garden - chrysanthemums? I think.-

We come to rest at the seaside town of Whangamata (pronounced Fang-ama-tah) at the Pacific View Bed and Breakfast run by Catherine and Peter (ex avionics project manager). Check out the spectacular view.



This evening we'll chow down on some local sea scallops, then enjoy the king sized feather bed and sumptuous linens, horizontal once more, the blood finally flowing away from our ankles after the long flight in.

Trip Summary: First Day - a tremendous success.