Coromandel Life Magazine 2018 Winter

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6 COROMANDEL LIFE 2018 WINTER/EARLY SPRING
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Kia ora... “Look up at the stars, not down at your feet.
Try to make sense of what you see,
and wonder what makes the universe exist.
Be curious.”
Stephen Hawking
Greg and Tovi Daly
We realised while putting together the
Guide for our ‘Winter Fun’ section, that
many past issues of Coromandel Life
are filled with numerous ‘fun’ ideas
for kids and adults – like the 14-page
‘Family Fun’ spread in the Holiday
2014 issue. And also see the many
‘Road Trip’ sections published from
Spring 2013 through Summer 2016.
Little did we know when we first started this
issue that we would spend so much time
‘looking up at the stars’. But then we found
Kuaotunu photographer Ian Preece’s photo of
the very same beach Greg and I are standing
on below, only ‘Otama Rocks’ are cloaked in
darkness with the brilliant Milky Way above.
Ian’s photos left us wanting to learn
more about astrophography, and so we
did. Research led us to other talented
photographers including Mark Gee and his
infamous ‘Full Moon Silhouette’ featured inside.
Learning that Whangamata means ‘Harbour of
Obsidian’ led us to the unique and black glassy
stone known to Maori as mata,which is even
now highly valued by surgeons. What stories
this stone can tell, and it does on p36.
Then we did a complete flip to the light side
by revealing the process of pulling’n’pouring a
perfect flat white.
We are pleased to be collaborating with
Destination Coromandel on projects to remind
everyone just how good for the soul The
Coromandel really is – and at any time during
the year. It was rewarding to find and share
ways to regenerate, relax and have some
Winter fun (p13-25).
While immersed in this section, I took a ‘break
away’ for a short walk, and as I soaked up
my surroundings, I was amazed at how much
greenery there was and how many trees
and flowers were still blooming although it’s
now Winter. Except for the temperature, it
could almost be any time of the year. I was
so appreciative as I remembered the barren
landscapes of the US Midwest where I spent
childhood – no grass, no leaves, no colour.
What a contrast!
We were on a journey of many discoveries
in this issue. Not only of appreciating and
embracing our Winters, but also more
fascinating people, products and places (not
to mention poppets! p46). We hope you find
the information as fascinating as we did.
See you Labour Weekend!
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