We haven't done any exploring while here at the beach. This was purposeful. But we leave on Tuesday, and there was one place we hoped to see before moving on, and that is Cathedral Cove.
There was a branch of the church in Coromandel, a two-hour drive up the peninsula. We drove up the western coast and it was, of course, unbelievably beautiful.
Coromandel is a cute, well-preserved mining town from the late nineteenth century. The branch met in an adorable old house-turned-chapel.
We were warmly welcomed and enjoyed worshipping with these great New Zealand saints. We missed going to the little branch we had been going to on previous Sundays. Our second Sunday there, Geoff and I were called on to speak on the spot! The gave us gifts and treasured the extra faces in their small congregation. We've met a lot of wonderful members of the church here.
After church we walked down the main street of Coromandel to admire its charm.
The drive to Cathedral Cove was along a curvy, mostly dirt rode directly east. We saw a Pigs Crossing sign and soon discovered an enormous amount of pigs along the road, including dozens of piglets! The owner keeps over 70 as pets, in addition to his 20+ piglets!
Ceci was the only one willing to hold the dirty little cutie, and she nearly got pooped on, but boy was it adorable!
We stopped to see a waterfall we saw off the side of the road.
As we arrived at Cathedral Cove, we realized we were back with the tourists. It has been nice to be in our quiet, unknown-to-the-world town.
We had hoped to get here on a sunny day, but our own beach called us on sunny days! Yesterday was warm and clear all day. Geoff and the girls were out in the waves for TWELVE hours! Tonight a cyclone is going to hit, so today was our last day to make this trip. While cloudy and cool, we're so glad we made time to see this spectacular New Zealand spot.
It is about a 45 minute walk down to the beach. The walk itself was beautiful!
This is Narnia in the movie, Narnia! We got home and watched a clip on Youtube of when the children arrive in Narnia, and sure enough, it was Cathedral Cove on a sunny day (and at low tide).
We took a little shortcut on the way back to the parking lot. It was a super fun path full of ferns, limby trees, inviting rocks and knobby stumps. Ceci was in heaven. As small children, my girls would have spent hours here in a magical world created by their fertile imaginations. I had a flashback to those days and had a moment of nostalgia!
This got us excited to explore the rest of New Zealand!
There was a branch of the church in Coromandel, a two-hour drive up the peninsula. We drove up the western coast and it was, of course, unbelievably beautiful.
Coromandel is a cute, well-preserved mining town from the late nineteenth century. The branch met in an adorable old house-turned-chapel.
We were warmly welcomed and enjoyed worshipping with these great New Zealand saints. We missed going to the little branch we had been going to on previous Sundays. Our second Sunday there, Geoff and I were called on to speak on the spot! The gave us gifts and treasured the extra faces in their small congregation. We've met a lot of wonderful members of the church here.
After church we walked down the main street of Coromandel to admire its charm.
The drive to Cathedral Cove was along a curvy, mostly dirt rode directly east. We saw a Pigs Crossing sign and soon discovered an enormous amount of pigs along the road, including dozens of piglets! The owner keeps over 70 as pets, in addition to his 20+ piglets!
Ceci was the only one willing to hold the dirty little cutie, and she nearly got pooped on, but boy was it adorable!
We stopped to see a waterfall we saw off the side of the road.
As we arrived at Cathedral Cove, we realized we were back with the tourists. It has been nice to be in our quiet, unknown-to-the-world town.
We had hoped to get here on a sunny day, but our own beach called us on sunny days! Yesterday was warm and clear all day. Geoff and the girls were out in the waves for TWELVE hours! Tonight a cyclone is going to hit, so today was our last day to make this trip. While cloudy and cool, we're so glad we made time to see this spectacular New Zealand spot.
It is about a 45 minute walk down to the beach. The walk itself was beautiful!
This is Narnia in the movie, Narnia! We got home and watched a clip on Youtube of when the children arrive in Narnia, and sure enough, it was Cathedral Cove on a sunny day (and at low tide).
We took a little shortcut on the way back to the parking lot. It was a super fun path full of ferns, limby trees, inviting rocks and knobby stumps. Ceci was in heaven. As small children, my girls would have spent hours here in a magical world created by their fertile imaginations. I had a flashback to those days and had a moment of nostalgia!
This got us excited to explore the rest of New Zealand!
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