We were hoping to dig our own hot water spa in the sands at Hot Water Beach in the Coromandel, and we had our beach sandals and swimsuits ready to go, but our visit there turned out to be at the wrong tide time and the springs were still under water. The hot water springs come out of the sand between the rock outcroppings, but are only accessible within 1.5 hours of low tide. If you don't travel with a shovel the café at the beach rents small shovels for $5.
Friday, September 28, 2007
Too high tide
We were hoping to dig our own hot water spa in the sands at Hot Water Beach in the Coromandel, and we had our beach sandals and swimsuits ready to go, but our visit there turned out to be at the wrong tide time and the springs were still under water. The hot water springs come out of the sand between the rock outcroppings, but are only accessible within 1.5 hours of low tide. If you don't travel with a shovel the café at the beach rents small shovels for $5.
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When we went to Hot Water Beach we also got there a little late, when the tide was already coming in... we still managed to scald our feet but the tide had already covered the best spots further down the beach where you could actually dig a hole big enough to fully soak in... Still, makes me look at beaches differently. :)
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