Squid at Hallam Cove

Surprise catch

Mahoe

We sailed Friday evening and were in Maori Bay for the night. Saturday morning we set off for Hallam Cove in bright weather and a south-east breeze.  A seal was there to greet us, fishing in the fairway while a duck watched. Fishing was slow until we got some mussels for bait. A squid took my fancy squid lure, sadly he was wormy so we couldn't eat him. The breeze went south-west Sunday for the trip home.  Barge traffic in Hikapu Reach. We slowed up and let them pass us. All fast on H8 a bit before 5pm.

Goats at Stafford Bay

Poppy passing No 4 outward

Stafford Bay

Sue photographing shag nests

Goat on the cliff

Family of goats on the foreshore

I took a couple of days leave and we went aboard on the Tuesday evening. We sailed on Wednesday morning at 1100 with a plan to go to Homestead Bay, Port Ligar. The wind was fresh from the NW so we looked into Stafford Bay to see what it was like. We were surprised to find how sheltered it was. The bush was lovely with Nikaus and ferns, and there were fish, and shags, and a pair of Paradise ducks. In the mornings and evenings goats came down to fossick on the beach. We stayed three nights. Great Escape visited us on the Friday. We came in on the Saturday about 1230.

Shags nesting

Gurnard 45cms

Hopeful

Jellyfish after dark