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Today we headed to Cathedral Cove on the east coast of the Coromandel Peninsula - one of my favourite places in NZ. The cove is not accessible by road and involves a half hour undulating walk across stunning scenery - this is a view on route.
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As we had set off quite early so as to beat the incoming high tide, the beach was pretty quiet and we had plenty of it to ourselves.
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It also meant we were able to walk through the cove.
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This is another view on the walk back showing the stunning colours of the water.
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On the way back we stopped off at Stingray Bay, we didn't see any, but the bay itself was deserted and beautiful.
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This is a view around the bay with a mini cave. Again, the photo shows the amazing blueness of the water.
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Finally, we stopped at the look out back at the carpark for a view down to Hahei beach, a popular holiday destination for Kiwis.
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