New Zealand 8 Hot Water Beach

 This time, we made it. We drove straight to Hot Water Beach, hired a spade and dug a hole to lay in. It was fabulous.

Really, really hot water in some places...so hot you could not even touch. But some pools were the perfect temperature. It was sooooo relaxing. The hot water pools cannot be accessed until low tide. The tide went out at 5pm so we did not leave the beach until about 6.30pm. 

We spent the night at a holiday park complete with hot showers, kitchen and full laundry ... We awoke a little late this morning. It was our first night spent in the camper van (first night spent in any camper van) and, all in all, it wasn't bad. It was chilly so we ate a quick breakfast, showered and began our walk to Cathedral Cove. It was a fantastic coastal walk with lots of pretty foliage and animals along the way.

Matt and Cynthia (to be continued)