Tuesday 20th September
Sunday we headed across the Bay of Islands to a sheltered bay on the North side. By the time we had reached this bay we were in 15kt winds, but as we entered the bay there was hardly a ripple on the water. We thought we would be well protected against the coming winds.
Yesterday it hit us. We don’t know what the winds were outside but in this sheltered bay the wind coming over the hill was gusting over 30kts. This continued well into the night, pulling Imagine back and forth on the anchor. All we could do in this cold temperature was the light the heater, making it nice and warm while we watched movies.
This morning the wind had subsided and only the rain affected us. We are certainly glad we weren’t still crossing the Tasman.
There seems to be a westerly developing on Friday, so then we will make a run to Auckland if it develops. In the meantime tomorrow we will find another bay to have a look at and shelter in.
Sunday we headed across the Bay of Islands to a sheltered bay on the North side. By the time we had reached this bay we were in 15kt winds, but as we entered the bay there was hardly a ripple on the water. We thought we would be well protected against the coming winds.
Yesterday it hit us. We don’t know what the winds were outside but in this sheltered bay the wind coming over the hill was gusting over 30kts. This continued well into the night, pulling Imagine back and forth on the anchor. All we could do in this cold temperature was the light the heater, making it nice and warm while we watched movies.
This morning the wind had subsided and only the rain affected us. We are certainly glad we weren’t still crossing the Tasman.
There seems to be a westerly developing on Friday, so then we will make a run to Auckland if it develops. In the meantime tomorrow we will find another bay to have a look at and shelter in.
