2025. A NEW YEAR. Photo Blog

 

                            Simona from Monaco with Bob Sue and myself for lunch in Mission Bay

                                We met while cruising in Singalonga Lagoon Crete a few years ago

                                                  

                                                    Around Waiheke Island - Trip 1

                                             Entertainment at Charley Farley's - Onetangi

                                                                   Garden Cove

                                                                      Hook's Bay

Rotoroa Island

 

                                                                       

                                                                         Takahe

                                                                      Weka

                                                                             Pukeko

                                                                   Oyster Catcher 

                                       One of the many Final Flights of the Hercules Aircraft 

                                   Catchup Lunch with Woolly Jumper Crew. Thank you Julia

                                                               

                                                                 What a great idea

A lazy Friday afternoon. Primary School Finished - On to Intermediate 2025

The final leg - Whangaparoa to Auckland went well with a few days at Gulf Harbour and a trip to Whangarei to retrieve  the car.

In this long period of very settled weather, I have been able to anchor in Okahu Bay and reflect on the end of the Odyssey     

                                                                    A visitor

 Festive season display at Okahu Bay

                                                          Rebecca - Captain for the day

                                                             Indigo in the sunshine

                                                        Indi and Phoebe - top 'n tail

                                                           Hungry after all the fresh air

                               Our apartment from the anchorage at Achilles Point/Bastion Reef 

                                                            Just another sunset

                                           Last Full Moon for the year - A Cold Moon 

Kawau To Whangaparoa

Gulf Harbour Marina

                                                        Hercules Retirement Flyover

                                                                    Vivian Bay

                                                             Whangaparoa Anchorage

                                                               Christmas Lights

 

Tutukaka to Kawau

Tutukaka to Kawau was the longest stretch of this Odyssey. 40 Nautical Miles

7 1/2 hours.

Everything went well except the wind which came in for about 2 hours and was not much use

There has been very settled weather throughout this voyage. 

The only fish I have seen has been a shark close to the yacht, but it didn't  hang around long enough for me to get a good look. Further north there were more blue penguins   

The photos are in the wrong chronological order. Read bottom to top

A walk onshore at Vivian Bay Kawau took me up a steep concrete road to many undeveloped sections. The birdlife was sensational with many Native Pigeon, Fantail and Tuis who flew very close by.  

Birdsong in the Evening at Kawau is Sensational

Oyster Catchers on the wharf

                                                                      Pohutukawa

                              

Tui. None stayed long enough to be clearly photographed

Fairchild Reef to Great Barrier Island

Safely Anchored

Sunset over the Mainland

Vivian Bay

Vivian Bay

Smugglers Cove Whangarei Heads

Smugglers Cove

Sunrise Smugglers Cove

Logs for Export Port Whangarei

Christmas Lights

                                                      Negotiating Whangarei Harbour

Scotsman's Anchorage Whangarei