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After checking out from Stallag Pauanui (not a fun night (least of all when cars come in at gone midnight and your bedroom window is carpark level so you have blazing headlights and then they pap their horns for good … Continue reading
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On our hike down to Cathederal Cove you go through Galadriel’s Forrest, we looked out for Elves but saw nothing apart from Dwarves, sorry people of small stature (sorry). Beautiful scenery, shame about Pauanui though, it resembles more of an … Continue reading
When we toured the US, Mrs Fogg bought a pendant made of Jade and loved it, until one day she dropped it and it broke. Wandering around Coromandel before we set of this morning, she saw an almost exact replica … Continue reading
If you were a train spotting geek then this would be the start of your geeky checklist (items not on the list include a girlfriend, coordinated clothing and a life). Any train spotters I am sorry but you are right … Continue reading
Ahhh what a view and what a drive from Thames down to Coromandel. Tonight we wombled into the ah hem, town (well one street with about 20 shops) and had a glorious meal at the Success Cafe (fantastic service and … Continue reading
A nice breakfast at the Cotswold Cottages before driving to Coromandel over some interesting terrain as can be seen from this scenic highway with a speed rating of 100Km/h but a reality rating of 10km/h given the fact that it’s … Continue reading
Car hire sorted, nice big automatic RAV4, plenty of luggage space, blacked out windows and tonneau cover. All insured and we is off for the 113km drive via the scenic highway, with lush vegetation and wonderful roads. Lunch, so do … Continue reading
Early rise, breakfast at Gloria Jean’s again and then off to find our hire car. Auckland is a pretty city with very diverse cultures but as Mrs Fogg says, very small in city sizes. Chatting with Mrs Pastie online last … Continue reading
Ok so it isn’t a campground but one of the many “anti capitalist protest camps” setup around the world that few seem to care about and sweet FA happens on the back of. The difference here is that it’s a … Continue reading
Nuff said really, forget all this ponce and circumstance of giving some a key to the city, the good peeps of Auckland obviously heard I was coming over and decided that a key was not enough and I needed my … Continue reading