Hilary remembered that the road to Coromandel Town from Whitianga was gravel, not tarmac, probably the '309' we saw signposted, but a new road seems to have been built north of Whitianga which was a longer way round, winding but very scenic. The Coromandel peninsular is spectacular, I hadn't read anything about it before I came here & it is very beautiful, volcanic & green, with sometimes unexpected views of the sea. Of course, like most of NZ, it is also sparsely populated. despite the influx of weekenders. We spent a very pleasnat afternoon going up the Driving Creek railway, which I believe is the only narrow-guage railway in NZ. It was built by an individual to bring logs down from the hills to fire his pottery kilns, who then realised the tourist potential (only in NZ!). He has now used the money generated by tourism to replant his land with native trees & bushes, obviously a wealthy person with ideals.
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