Coromandel Life Spring/Holiday 2014

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4 h At the historic Star & Garter, we
turned right along Kapanga Road to find a
parking spot along the street (and I needed
to stretch my legs and get a little fresh air
after the winding twisting road!). It’s
wonderful to see the town’s gold mining
history reflected in the well-kept commercial
buildings. The square-topped shop facades
and solid, pillared awning that covers large
sections of the pavement seem friendly as well as
looking grand. This style of building seems so familiar
to me from the days when I studied the Gold Rush
at school ... and from seeing Hollywood westerns!
One building that stands out on the main street is
the i-Site, with its intriguing stone arch at the end the pathway.
Not only does it create a special entrance, but (to carry on with a film theme) it also has
shades of “Lord of the Rings” to its look ... it definitely encourages you to enter the i-Site and the lovely little
garden area in front. I’ve been to Coromandel many times before ... and I can never resist ducking through it!
The info centre & stone arch...
The Bench on the Whangarahi Reserve.
5 Meandering along Coromandel’s main street, we poked
our heads into all the interesting little shops and stopped for
a fabulous lunch at Umu. We retrieved our car to explore
west. A very short distance from the Star & Garter Hotel,
Kapanga Road becomes Wharf Road which passes over a
small bridge which straddles an inlet into Mcgregor Bay.
There was a bench positioned perfectly in Whangarahi
Reserve, where I could sit and gaze at the collection of
boats settled on the tarmac opposite. Pete went for his
own little wandering walk, and I soaked up some welcome
sun, she l t e r e d f r om t he w i nd b y l a r g e t r e e s b eh i nd me .
A r ea l l y p eac e f u l s e t t i ng w i t h s u ch a r i ch pa l e t t e o f
g r e en and b l u e ! We t hen d r o v e we s t a l ong Wha r f
Road , l eav i ng t he Co r omand e l c en t r e b eh i nd u s .
The inlet bridge on wharf road
Photo courtesy of thecoromandel.com
McGregor Bay
Long
Bay
Wyuna
Bay
Wyuna Bay Rd.
Long
Bay Rd.
Wharf Rd.
Kapanga Rd.
Rings Rd.
To Driving Creek,
Kennedy Bay,
& Colville Roads
7
8
6
5
43
Wharf Rd.
Tiki Rd.
Kilometres are shorter than miles.
Save gas, take your next trip
in kilometres.
AMERICAN COMEDIAN
george carlin
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