April 30 – May 6, 2013
While we were hauled out, we treated ourselves to a stay at the Trinity Wharf hotel in Tauranga. It’s a nice place right on the water of the inner harbor. Our stay started out well; we liked our room and the water view. Unfortunately they’d taken to using perfumey cleaning products, which meant we had to air out our room upon arriving back after a day in the boatyard. It was fall, the night air was chilly, and after a couple of nights this was getting old. We asked if they could use something unscented, but no, they could not. With that, we decided to move to the Oceanside Resort in Mount Maunganui.
The Oceanside Resort turned out to be a nice place to stay. I wouldn’t say the hotel is special, but they were very nice and the location at the foot of the Mount is terrific. It was nice to take a walk to the beach in the evening, and we enjoyed visiting the nearby Coffee Club for breakfast and watching sheep graze on the Mount.
Above is a gallery of our hotel time. The first two pictures are from the Trinity Wharf, and the rest are from Oceanside Resort and the surrounding area. –Cyndi
