Cycling in Coromandel: Day 3, 1st January 2018: Coromandel Town
Monday 1st January, Day 3: Coromandel
As Ross had a long driving day ahead of him, we got up early and went to town together to pick up the rental car, walk a bit of the Kauri Track, and have a coffee before Ross set off to drive to Hamiilton for lunch with brother David, as John was only available to do the welding after 3.30.
I wandered back to the campground, checking out the shops, which on closer inspection sold many arts and crafts from Coromandel craftspeople. Some were high quality, others so so. After lunch, I got very hot in the steamy little tent, so set out to explore a bit more of the area surrounding Coromandel.
I biked out of town on Wharf Road, taking a closer look at the old wharf. Then followed the road to Myuna Bay which swooped up and down steeply, causing me to push the bike two or three times up the steepest bits. Dramatic views back towards Coromandel and northwards up the Peninsula, as well as across the Hauraki Gulf. In Myuna Bay, the tide was way out, so I lay and dozed under a shady tree until there was enough water in the bay to make swimming appealing. The road was just as daunting on the way back, although I had more attention for the amazing views and architecture.
By the time I was passing through town the sky was looming very black so I stopped off for a restorative coffee and to do some food shopping, so that I could have dinner ready by the time Ross returned from Hamilton.
