The Coromandel Peninsula, Cathedral Cove, Hot Water Beach and The Pig Man!

We spent last weekend on the Coromandel Peninsula, a two hour drive east of Auckland.

We stayed at Hahei Oceanfront B&B. 

After breakfast we headed out for Cathedral Cove.

                                         Cathedral Cove is the most Beautiful Beach in the World!

           It was a one hour  walk along a cliff with a brilliant blue sky above, down to the golden                                                                                                      
                                                        sand of Cathedral Cove.

We encountered a unreal combination of  different shades of light, color, purple flowers and gentle waves. New Zealand blows us away yet again. You could not design a more amazing beach! 

We got down to the beach and saw the cove towering above us.

                               We entered the cove with waves crashing on the walls all around.

Yet the beach on the other side was very peaceful with gentle rolling waves.

                     By now it was low tide so we headed for Hot Water Beach to dig our own hot tub.

We began digging with alot of fellow free spirits so we could have our own hot mineral water pool on the beach.

Sandy and Bonny enjoying the hot mineral spring.

Some japanese decided to bury their friend in the sand.

                        The next day we headed up a gravel road called the 308 to meet the pig man.

The pigman is a good old soul who just loves pigs. He proudly showed us a new born piglet.

When Bonny asked if he sold the pigs, he stated "oh no they are me mates".