The weather was looking promising so we fancied somewhere near a beach for our last few days. We looked up how far it would be to the Coromandel again and how long it would take. Google said about two hours, so we went for it. K was driving for the first hour, then I took over for the fiddly bits at the end.
We headed for Coromandel Town and checked in to a motel named Anchor Lodge. It was a bit posh, and I paid a bit more for a room with a view and a balcony. We didn't get a chance to use the pool or the spa as we were late and tired. We walked into town - about five minutes - and ate at the Admirals Arms Hotel. Large portions - we were stuffed.
We had breakfast on the balcony overlooking the bay. We did the final lot of washing of the holiday. Driving into town we found out about the 'Driving Creek Railway' that we had read about, and booked a ride.
We had time to spare and so did some shopping before driving off to the railway station. The place was amazing and all built by hand by a chap named Barry Bricknell, who started in 1974 when he bought some land to start a pottery using the local clay. He laid some track to help him get clay from an outcrop back to base. Everything started from there. It's an amazing achievement. He is now 79 and still making pots.
The train ride is on narrow guage rails and ends at a building which Barry named 'The Eyefull Tower' and it does have amazing views out over the bay.
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