Coromandel Peninsula

Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand – 2017. The Coromandel Peninsula is between Hauraki Gulf and the bay of Plenty. It is about 85km long and 40km wide with lots of hills and mountains and some lovely scenic driving. We spent two nights at Whitianga which is a small town on the eastern side of the peninsula on the coast of Mercury Bay which has a 5km long beach. Lovely place. We visited the Driving Creek Railway & Potteries which is at Coromandel town on the other side of the Peninsula from Whitianga.
Whitianga harbour
Driving Creek Railway & Potteries
The fern forest at Driving Creek Railway & Potteries
The fern forest at Driving Creek Railway & Potteries
Driving Creek Railway – very narrow gauge (15 Inch) RR originally built to move pottery clay
Some of the abundant pottery works at Driving Creek Railway & Potteries
A sculpture made form a large metal tube
New fronds forming on a fern tree
The forest at Driving Creek Railway & Potteries. The platform is a reversing point for the train
Artists work at the Driving Creek Railway & Potteries
Artists work at the Driving Creek Railway & Potteries
Artists work at the Driving Creek Railway & Potteries
Artists work at the Driving Creek Railway & Potteries
View of Coromandel Harbour
One of several tunnels on the trip.
A reversing point looking out over Coromandel Harbour
One of several tunnels on the trip
A retaining wall made out of bottles
Entering to lower station for the Driving Creek Railway
Pottery on display at Driving Creek Railway & Potteries
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