New Year 2022

 

Sam, Dylan, Sue, Nina

Sailed New Year's Eve at 1630 for the anchorage in Chance Bay. Much revelry aboard Orion with fabulous food by Nina, festoon lights, loud music thank you Sue, and a few bevvies. Next day moved north to Kauauroa Bay, stopping by Yncyca Bay to admire Manoa and to wish Leon and Michelle HNY. Swimming and fishing in K-Bay. Next day up early for Bird Island and some reliable cod fishing. Spotted Tyros underway. That night eating the cod in Hallam Cove. Lots of shearwaters, few or no penguins, no dolphins, heaps of rays including babies. Last night in Long Bay on the Kenepuru. Grape Escape came by in the morning and we went in late morning in company with Kerenia. Calm, hot weather throughout. Logged 104 nm. 

Countdown to midnight

Countdown to midnight

Sam, Nina, and a codfish

Dark arts

Hallam Cove

Hallam Cove

Fishing at Bird Island (three nice cod from our favourite mark) then on to Hallam Cove via the Apuau channel. A quiet day at Hallam Cove, then next day made our way south via the Cookie Monster (drew a blank) Brightlands Bay (drew another blank) and the Meat-and-Two-Veg (where Sue caught one fat cod) to anchor in Long Bay for the night. A total of 91 nm.

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.