It seems so simple. There’s a couple of natural hot water springs on the beach, so if you dig a hole, hot water will well up from the beach, and you have your own self made hot spa pool. Easy, right? But then you first need to find some room to dig your hole. And, you can only dig your hole at low tide.
Hmm, that’s of course not true. You can also dig a hole at high tide. Only, you won’t get any hot water. Which is not good for your motivation.
But low tide is happy hour. One colleague of mine once told me he couldn’t find a spot to dig his hole. But early in the morning it will still be calm. And this weekend, low tide is around 8am. Ideal.
First I went along the east coast of the Coromandel Peninsula. There’s lot of nice beaches and coves there. A bit to the north west captain Cook went ashore, in a place which is now called Cooks Beach.
Lonely Bay and Cooks Beach |
Further down the coast you’ll come by Cathedral Cove, which is named after an impressive passage through the rocks between two beaches.
The beach at Cathedral Cove |
Then it was time to drive to Hot Water Beach and put up my tent. And rent a spade to go playing on the beach.
Greetings,
Roeland
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