Coromandel Peninsula and the Cathedral Cove area.

After perhaps a half hour walk, we finally arrived at Cathedral Cove. It was a great afternoon and one of the highlights of the Coromandel Peninsula. Unfortunately, it is a very easy walk and I wouldn't be a bit surprised if a couple hundred thousand people traipse through here every year. Despite this fact it is surprisingly clean. New Zealand is by far one of the cleaner places i have ever been. The United States could learn a lot about conservation from the Kiwi

Cathedral Cove.

I swam in this bay for an hour or so. The water was cold, but not unpleasant. Very fun. For a Montanan from the mountains, I could get used to this.

I sat here for probably a half hour trying to get a shot through the tunnel without people cluttering up the scene. It didn't work. At high tide, the water prevents crossing to the other side. I wouldn't want to get stuck down here.

Something Different...

Stingray Bay

Gemstone Bay

Looking down into Stingray Bay

Cooks Beach, NZ. Taken from Shakespeare Cliff

Commemorating Captain Cook, the first European to set foot on New Zealand.

Sun Spots