Guests - We need to give them better advice about distances & driving times

Just had some guests who arrived here from The Bay of Islands via The Coromandel - all in one day and 9 1/2 hours driving - not sure what they saw but they arrived @ 9o'clock at night, frazzled and looking for somewhere to eat.Luckily we had a cafe open who obliged  and helped out.This is not the first time this has happened so we need to work out a plan that helps our guests enjoy our countryside more.
We should better educate any agents who send us guests as to the distances and road conditions as well as things to see on the way. The driving time coming direct to Waihi Beach from the Bay of Islands alone would have been 5 1/2 hours without a stop and that is plenty for guests who are used to driving on the other side of the road. Not only that you could have stopped off in Matakana or Warkworth and again in the Karangahake gorge to look at some highlights and break the trip and seen some of our wonderful country.

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