Square kauri
Shakespeare's beach ?
Lovely Hahei beach
Griz doing his Tarzan routine
Hahei Heaven
Our decision to spend a week at Hahei Beach in the Coramandel penninsula was a good one. As soon as we turned off the main road to the winding country road, through farms, rolling hills and rugged scenery, we knew we were in for a treat. The beach is spectacular: pink sand, cliffs , offshore islands and rolling surf (which proved to be a bit of a challenge for swimming- I got a taste of somersaulting under water more than once.) We have enjoyed morning walks on the cliffs surrounding the village, views of the countryside, and the spectacular beach. It is popular but not extremely crowded,even on their anniversay day weekend ( like our Labour day weekend at home- the end of summer fling.)
We took several day trips. One was to see the kauri forests and the famous square kauri- a 1200 year old massive tree that was spared the loggers' saw because of its unusual shape. We visited neighboring beaches, one called Shakespeare's cliff because of the unusual rock formation that looks like a profile of the bard (see if you can see the resemblance). We have been quite happy in our little bach: Grizzlo preparing the coffee with care, dining alfresco or just chilling out. Tomorrow we plan to visit Coramandel town- another adventure.
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