Thursday 16th March
We set off before dawn (daybreak that is, not my cousin Dawn). We wanted to make it back to Auckland in one run. Everyone had a turn at the helm. Mike, Andrew and B had a sleep on the way. B got the record of the highest speed 9.1kts. The wind varied in direction, mostly northerly, and strength, anywhere between 3 knots to 25 knots.
We motored the last hour into Kawau because the wind was changing again.
As we reached Kawau Island Sue asked Mike if he had seen the submarine and pointed it out. Mike began to ask is it decommissioned? Can you swim around it? and other questions, as we sailed passed it. After about 10 minutes we were close enough for him to realise it is a rock formation. He then uttered a lot of colourful language and now won’t talk to us. He did cook dinner tonight but B has banned him from cooking again as he left a bit of a mess (Yes, score for Mike)!
We have anchored for the night in Farmers Bay at Kawau Island and all ready for bed after a long day.
We set off before dawn (daybreak that is, not my cousin Dawn). We wanted to make it back to Auckland in one run. Everyone had a turn at the helm. Mike, Andrew and B had a sleep on the way. B got the record of the highest speed 9.1kts. The wind varied in direction, mostly northerly, and strength, anywhere between 3 knots to 25 knots.
We motored the last hour into Kawau because the wind was changing again.
As we reached Kawau Island Sue asked Mike if he had seen the submarine and pointed it out. Mike began to ask is it decommissioned? Can you swim around it? and other questions, as we sailed passed it. After about 10 minutes we were close enough for him to realise it is a rock formation. He then uttered a lot of colourful language and now won’t talk to us. He did cook dinner tonight but B has banned him from cooking again as he left a bit of a mess (Yes, score for Mike)!
We have anchored for the night in Farmers Bay at Kawau Island and all ready for bed after a long day.
