Early one morning

Island Point seen from Ferndale

Mahau Sound

Unsettled weather

Sunday afternoon

We sailed on the Saturday morning on a whim really. Not a very promising forecast at all, but nothing dangerous. However, we did have the Sounds to ourselves! While the wind was NW we hung out in Ferndale and on Sunday when the sun left Ferndale (3pm) we moved over to Take-In Bay where we had sun for another hour and a half. A long-awaited front came through at sunset making for a spectacular end to the day.

Misty start to Monday

Weird the way the good weather has been synchronised with Wednesdays and the bad weather with Saturdays for about the last eight weeks. This time there was a ridge lined up for Monday. Woke to thick fog which lifted to about 100 metres above sea level with two miles visibility underneath it. All fast in the berth by 10.30.

Living in a lava lamp

Says it all, really

Nan, Gary, and friends

At Ferndale

Gary and the shore party

Martin and Moira

Letting a mussel barge go by

We went aboard on the Thursday night and sailed Friday lunchtime for Ferndale. The Friday evening was beautiful, but the Saturday was cool with a moderate breeze from SE. Read our books. Sue was in touch with Nan and Gary and they arranged to come out on the Sunday by water taxi and bring lunch with them. They had friends from Switzerland staying, and they came too - Martin and his daughter Moira. The weather was great and we passed a pleasant day, coming in mid afternoon on the top of the tide. There was an unusual amount of traffic in the channel.

Robinson Cruise-o

Orion in Kenepuru Sound 2017

(picture Sam Robinson)

Departure from Havelock

Kenepuru Sound

Ferndale

Sam, Megan, Coen, Sue

Group on deck at Ferndale

Sam and Mark

Juvenile Kingfish around the boat

Coen, Ruby, Maddie, and Sue

Mark

Megan, Stephen, Mark, Sam
Ruby, Maddie, Poppy, Coen