Cape Colville, Coromandel, New Zealand: An amazing and scary road

in cape-colville •  7 years ago 

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We had a fantastic day for our drive to the Cape. After leaving Coromandel Town, the road soon becomes a single lane gravel road. When we went the pot holes had all been filled and the creek crossings were easy, though I imagine at times the road can be rough going.

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The scenery is magnificent, with fantastic pohutukawa trees lining the seashore of the Firth of Thames.

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Closer to the cape, there are parts of the road where you don’t want to meet another vehicle, let alone a big one. At points there are huge drop offs. Luckily there isn’t much traffic, and what views.

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