Coromandel Sortie

Over the xmas/ny period we mooched around Coromandel Harbour for a few days. I can report that the shellfish beds & rock oysters stocks were all good – steamed pipis & fresh shucked oysters + fritters were on the menu several nights. I had not been into the township in years (like 30+) so took the opportunity one day to load Raindance up with several friends off other boats & headed up harbour.

These days the river / creek channel is clearly marked but we played it safe & anchored near the wharf & took two RIB’s that we had towed, up. Along the way there is interesting collection of floating (some just) craft tucked in & around the mangroves.

The town was brilliant, so cool to see a provincial area doing well, the place had a great vibe to it & all the shops appeared to be doing well. The architecture of the main street has not been ‘mucked up’ & its like stepping back in time to the good old days of Main Streets e.g. a hardware store, cafe, chemist, craft store, fish & chip shop, pub, stationary store, pub, land agent, etc.

The highlight for me was the Coromandel Smoking Company, if it comes out of the sea, these guys smoke it – if you are down that way, try the smoked scallops.

We will be back on a road trip soon.