Where Coromandel Comes to Play
February 3, 2026
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Sandy and Eric are the proud owners of one of the Coromandel’s most iconic holiday destinations.
Sandy and Eric are the proud owners of one of the Coromandel’s most iconic holiday destinations.
If these walls could talk, they would tell stories of early mornings, nervous first sessions, quiet breakthroughs, and moments of pride that never make it onto a leaderboard.
Most of us would be familiar with the sayings, ‘Don’t just sit there, do something!’, or ‘Idle hands are the Devil’s workshop’, a slightly more sinister version.
I previously shared a story of my time in Pádraig Ó Tuama’s poetry retreat, and my lesson in regaining ownership of naming myself an ‘artist’.
There’s something about the Coromandel that stays with you.
Maybe it’s the way the bush runs all the way down to the sea, or how a sunset turns the sky gold.
Sandy and Eric are the proud owners of one of the Coromandel’s most iconic holiday destinations.
If these walls could talk, they would tell stories of early mornings, nervous first sessions, quiet breakthroughs, and moments of pride that never make it onto a leaderboard.
Most of us would be familiar with the sayings, ‘Don’t just sit there, do something!’, or ‘Idle hands are the Devil’s workshop’, a slightly more sinister version.
I previously shared a story of my time in Pádraig Ó Tuama’s poetry retreat, and my lesson in regaining ownership of naming myself an ‘artist’.
There’s something about the Coromandel that stays with you.
Maybe it’s the way the bush runs all the way down to the sea, or how a sunset turns the sky gold.
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