March 25, 2011

Well, the time is nearly running out. 

Just in Auckland now, returned the car and are doing some exploring of Auckland

We had lots of rain on the Coromandel Peninsula, in fact the roads were flooded in all directions leaving Whitianga, a tour bus with 48 individuals was carred away and had to be rescued, also a pair of elderly drivers, All okay.

We had to delay our drive over the Coromandel a couple of hours until the flood waters and landslides were cleared.

Drove over to Coromandel Town, similar to Greenwood/Nelson, very frontier mining.

Checked in to Miranda Hot Springs and stayed,  swam in the hot springs and got black fly bites....

Next day drove in to Auckland and toured volcano cones, and yesterday went to Waiheke Island for the day.

Today it is just getting ready for our flights to Sydney then Vancouver.

Hope all is going well

Ernie and Jean