So on 18 August we left the comfort of our berth in Whangarei. The day was fine, albeit it frost on the pier by the boat, unheard of in Whangarei. We went past Marsden Point, stacks of logs on the port about to head for foreign parts; whatever happened to adding value to our forestry products?
The scenary, geology really, is amazing, jagged rocks that look like they are about to topple into the ocean.
The voyage down the river to the coast went well although a little long. It took 2.5 hours to reach open water and when we arrived there we were hit with a fierce, well I thought it was fierce, swell which continued until we were well round Bream Head and heading out to sea. The rest of the day was better but although the sea wasn’t rough, the swell continued to affect the sailing, given the light winds, up to about 15 knots max.
It was cold, despite the sun. as we headed up the coast and took several hours to get close to Tutukaka.
The marina was good with all the facilities we needed. A new hotel had been built there and you could see that it would be very busy in Summer.
We wandered into the Game Fishing Club, where manhood was clearly judged by the size of your Marlin. Lots of 1980s glory days photos on the wall with dead game fish hoisted up as trophies. I think nowadays they mainly tag and release, but don’t quote me on that.
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