We bunked church today and went for a family day out to Thames, which is just on the Coromandel peninsula. Thames is an old gold mining town. As we had expected, it was mostly shut, but there were some good signs around.
There was a little railway, which we went on. $2 a ride or 7 rides for $10!
We joined a tour at the gold mining school. the guide was excellent and he loved his job and the history of gold mining. It was a good reminder of chemistry lessons.
We had our lunch at a beach a bit further up the road and then went inland up the Kauaeranga Valley for a look. It was a very cold day and we stopped at Miranda hot pools on the way back to warm up.
See ya