Shaz Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Its sunny and there is sand. Itl be perfect for you Sahz! Oh yeah, it's a given that the weather will be fucking awful at that time of the year. I love the sea, roadtrips and exploring more than I hate summer though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kicker Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Last time I went to Coromandel we bailed early as a storm rolled in, shit got real and heaps of campers got stranded haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelies Posted December 11, 2014 Author Share Posted December 11, 2014 tin tent for the win eh. and dont forget we want max CBs on the airwaves! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sentra Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 drive to cooks beach, 10min ferry to whitianga and have an american hotdog for lunch to relive one of my favorite chilhood memorys of corromandel I suspect the wholesome fun element may be lost on this adventure 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Testament Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 never been right up the the pointy end but i hear fletchers bay? and colville/port jackson are pretty sweet in an end of the world way. almost like the barrier (but not quite, nothings quite like the barrier). roads are gravel past coromandel town and probably potholes and shitty bridges etc. though. driving a lowlow car there would be the equivalent of driving a jetboat up a river with 50mm of water in it type thing. gotta get the line perfect, keep up it and dont stop even when you can hear you are eating rocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelies Posted December 14, 2014 Author Share Posted December 14, 2014 sounds fairly standard. cool will have a good geez at these spots and draw them into the map Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xsspeed Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Yeah fletcher bay and port jackson are legit but def not low car friendly, fletcher bay is a struggle for some modern regular height cars too, seen many a wrecked bumper on a rental there due to the fords. Definately recommend taking in both sides of the peninsula though, and if you can get north of colville on the west definately do it, some lush rocky beaches in contrast to the sand on the east Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachlander Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Sounds like it won't like my car then 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truenotch Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 My MR2 only just made it to port Jackson and it's not low. My recommendation is to stick to the sealed roads. Start at Thames and wiggle your way up to Coromandel town - this is where it starts getting awesome. From there over towards whitianga is great and the road/scenery/plant life is the best NZ has on offer. Carry on down to whitianga and meet us there for Nats. Alternatively, start at Waihi and go all the way up the east side, through whangamata, tairua and whitianga then do the reverse of what i just said, finishing in Thames to meet the crew on their way over from trackday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truenotch Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 We'll be doing most of that area during Nats anyway, but it'll be a good chance for you guys to spend more time at beaches and campgrounds that we'll most likely be driving straight past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelies Posted December 14, 2014 Author Share Posted December 14, 2014 yeah that's the idea. every post makes me more excited! are roads sealed to colville bay? i want to spend the last couple days chillin in whitianga before heading to nats which means a little backtracking at some point i think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKtrips Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Whitianga to campground is only like a 15 min drive so probably an ideal place to relax the last couple of days. I'll meet you there on Wednesday afternoon sometime. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truenotch Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Colville is gravel on approach but it isn't too gnarly up to that point. After Colville it starts getting rough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelies Posted December 14, 2014 Author Share Posted December 14, 2014 sounds like a good outer limit with colville then haha. would love to go way deep but will have to be another time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xsspeed Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 IIRC its sealed to colville and up to where the road forks to go to left to port jackson and right to port charles, but iirc both directions from there is gravel (cant remember about the port charles rd) Yeah port jacksons not too hard to get to compared to fletcher bay, but definitely take Markku's advice there Coromandel over to whangapoua (where you walk to head to new chums) is a lovely bit of road with nice twistys and elevation changes (all sealed) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goat Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Pretty keen for sealed roads tbh. But dayem. Amping for this. If it will be 1/10th as awesome as the 2014 tour than it will be the sweetest week of 2015! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mourning Cupcake Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Pretty keen for sealed roads tbh. But dayem. Amping for this. If it will be 1/10th as awesome as the 2015 tour than it will be the sweetest week of 2015! I can guarantee it will be 10/10th's as awesome as the 2015 tour. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goat Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Edited so i don't look like more of a retard than i already am.... hah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelies Posted December 15, 2014 Author Share Posted December 15, 2014 haha. been lookin at otuatu farm camp in colville and long bay motorcamp in coro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mourning Cupcake Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Edited so i don't look like more of a retard than i already am.... hah This is why I quoted it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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