On our first full day at Kaeppeli's Bed and Breakfast on the Coromandel Peninsula we had a wonderful breakfast and set out to explore the east coast of the peninsula. We first drove to the Hot Water Beach where we enjoyed our self-made spa and then shopped around an art gallery near the beach. We then headed to Hahei Beach and Cathedral Cove and hiked to the cove. We stopped for dinner at the Squid's Bar and Restaurant in Whitianga on Mercury Bay on the way back to Kaeppeli's B&B.
You have to dig your own hot water spa letting the sea water flow into the hole and the volcanic thermals to percolate up through the sand.
Danish and French girl who borrowed our shovel at Hot Water Beach also showed up at Cathedral Cove.
Breakfast set up in the gazebo at Kaeppeli's B&B.
Karen on the beautiful grounds of Kaeppeli's B&B.
Flower on grounds of Kaeppeli's B&B.
Bill at Kaeppeli's.
Bill found a friend.
Karen and buddy by the outside oven.
The gazebo at Kaeppeli's B&B.
Beautiful view of the beach from the gazebo.
Jill Kaeppeli's puppy.
Karen with puppy.
Nice spread for breakfast in the gazebo.
Jill with her friend and puppy after breakfast.
Arriving at Hot Water Beach.
You have to dig your own hot water spa letting the sea water flow into the hole and the volcanic thermals to percolate up through the sand.
Ahh! Nice warm water.
Karen in our personal spa.
It was a little chilly on this day but we were comfortable in our spa.
Another spa picture.
Karen in the spa.
Kitty on the roof of the Moko Artscape art gallery by Hot Water Beach.
View of Te Whanganui-A-Hei Marine Reserve (Cathedral Cove) from the 1 mile trail to the cove.
Cathedral Cove from the trail above the beach.
Karen on the trail above Cathedral Cove.
Pheasant on the Cathedral Cove trail.
Looking through the rocks at Cathedral Cove.
Bill on the other side of the rock tunnel at Cathedral Cove.
In the Cathedral Cove rock tunnel.
Cathedral Cove rock tunnel.
Karen on the beach at Cathedral Cove.
Bill and Karen in the rock tunnel.
Danish and French girl who borrowed our shovel at Hot Water Beach also showed up at Cathedral Cove.
Karen by some fern trees on trail back from Cathedral Cove.
Pastoral view from the Cathedral Cove trail.
View of the Marine Reserve from the trail.
We drove to Whitianga on our way back to Kaeppeli's B&B and had dinner a Squid's Bar and Restaurant on the harbor.
Dinner at Squid's.
Karen with her green lips mussels at Squid's.
Whitianga Harbor which leads to Mercury Bay.
Karen at Whitianga Harbor.