Big Lick

So I recently got a little (big) package from back home in the form of Mr. Lick. he came out for a week and we went pretty hard. We did the city scene a couple of nights, and got out to the Coromandel Peninsula to hike around and hit up some beaches. Went to a couple really cool beaches. One beach you have to hike about 1 km. through a dead old forest to get to the beach. Its an impressive hike in. The other cool beach of note was Hot Water Beach, which I was at before with Jake. The thermal water flows down from these rocks and under the sand so if you go at low tide, you can dig out a little hot tub and camp out right on the beach in a personal jacuzzi. We went at high tide, however, and bodyboarded til Lick spotted a good sized stingray just camped out right off shore where we had been bodyboarding. It was good rediscovering the Coromandel, a place I had only been to once when it was a shitty day. While we were there it was about 80 and sunny everyday, and the water was perfect. I am currently in my last week of work until I take off to the South Island for about a month and a half. Pierce's brother just bought my car, so I have some good traveling money to use while down there. I plan to do a few long hikes and stay in Dept. of Conserv. bunkers for 6 dollars a night, plus some camping as well. I'm sure I'll be needing sleep and be in hostels quite a bit, so email me if you want to chat and I can call from a hostel. One more thing, Bears suck but will rock it next year, Bulls in the Finals, and Soriano takes the Cubbies to the Series....haha....enjoy guys...