After meeting my new friends from Christchurch, Rory and Henny and their friends Dave and Karen, I made a point of making sure that at some stage during the day, I should pop down to the NZMCA park and have a cup of tea with them and a catch up. 

I set off reasonably early on my bike with my camera tucked down inside my coat and made my way down to the other end of Coromandel town.

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The shops and buildings are fascinating and you can feel a real vibe about the place. They were getting really for the Illume parade and event that night so it was even more buzzy than normal.

The free parkingover the road from the Police Station ..Handy!

This is right in front of the NZMCA park

The Causeway to the wharf

Down at the wharf

After getting some nice piccies and talking to a couple of the locals, I biked around to the wharf and then back to the NZMCA park where I caught up Rory and Henny and with typical South Island hospitality was just in time for some of Henny’s lovely homemade scones and a cup of coffee. We had a great hour or two talking about everything and they’re great fun and good company.

I biked back, checked out the campground and blobbed out with the stereo before  hittting the sack early to get ready for another big day. 

A neat place to visit, some great places to stay and despite the weather, plenty to do and see.