New Chums Beach - Jan 16, 2010

This was the final beach on our tour of the Coromandel. You can't drive to this beach, you need to hike for about 20-30 minutes from Whangapoua beach. First you cross a little stream and make your way along the rocks to the lowest point of the surrounding hills.

From there you'll find a well-tread path that winds through the trees and comes out onto an amazing beach on the other side.

We read about it in an online travel guide and used some google satellite maps to verify it wasn't a hoax. Sure enough, we found paradise!

The water was unbelievably blue at this beach. The sun was pouring down on the gold/white sand, so we found a nice patch of shade under a tree. We spent the rest of the afternoon relaxing and left just before high tide threatened to make our return along the rocks a bit treacherous.








Here's Jesse catching a sweet wave (wee nuk, not even):