Tag: Beaches

Piha and Karekare

On Saturday 4 June, I collected 2 Koreans from their apartment in the central city and we went to two of Auckland’s beautiful west coast beaches. We departed at 10am and arrived at Piha Beach after a 45 minute drive, much of it through the Scenic Drive in the Waitakere Mountain Range. It was a beautiful early winter day with a temperature about 17 degrees but it felt much warmer in the sun. Continue reading Piha and Karekare

Coromandel

After a week of bad weather, it was a delight to see a sunny day on Sunday 22 May 2016. I collected 6 passengers from Auckland Institute of Studies and another 1 from downtown, Auckland, making a group of 5 people from South Korea, 2 from Japan and myself. There was very little traffic, so the drive to Tairua, Coromandel only took 1 hour 50 minutes. Continue reading Coromandel

Piha and Karekare

On Saturday 14 May 2016 I picked up 6 people at Auckland Institute of Studies at 9.50am, 4 people at their apartment in the city at 10.15am and the final passenger at Britomart a few minutes later. This made a group of 9 from South Korea, 2 from Japan and myself, and we went to Piha and Karekare. The day was beautiful – a mostly clear blue sky and about 22 degrees, so it was warm when we were in the sun but it was cooler in the shade. Continue reading Piha and Karekare