Specialty Gardening: Fairy Garden NZ, 1 by Emelle

Emelle wrote:
Dear Critterologist ,
I am so happy that your folks are coming here .You can say that you know someone who lives in NZ ! It is the best time of the year to visit .
I'm sure they will have their itinerary worked out to the favourite tourist destinations - the two islands are completely different -if you saw 'Lord of the Rings ' ,the South island is where all the spectacular mountain scenery was filmed ,and it is not so densely populated as the North . I live near Hobbiton ,and many tourists visit there ,as it has been re constructed .
I hope so much that they will have time to go to Coromandel peninsula which is my favourite place in NZ -it is the peninsula on the Eastern coast N Is .If they like the Quirky ,there is plenty there! Barry Brickells railway (but MUST be booked ahead) and especially 'Waterworx' -all around Coromandel town .The east coast has the whitest sand you ever saw ,and the west coast is rugged and beautiful. If you can spare a moment or two ,go to Google and type in Coromandel NZ and you can see what I mean.
Here is the view Wgnkiwi was talking about - from my daughters deck .Wellington harbour entrance .You can see the South island on a clear day .It is a three hour ferry trip across.The main commercial area is on the far shore .
I hope they have a wonderful holiday ."Kia Ora (well being -good luck)
Marion