Monthly Archives: April 2012

Another pleasant day yesterday. We went ashore to walk to the bay to the north for a pie lunch. At the dock we noticed a lot of activity. It turned out the ferry delayed by weather since Tuesday, three days … Continue reading →

While breezy it was a nice day yesterday. We did a wash in the morning and the laundry went out on the lines. We went ashore late morning with the idea we’d walk to the bay to the north of … Continue reading →

The big event of the day (relatively speaking) was moving the boat. We’d begun to get a little fed up of the chop that had built up within the bay where we were as well as the sudden slams from … Continue reading →

We remain stuck here. Tuesday was the worst forecast day with winds potentially up over 50 knots. We were well protected behind the hill here but were slammed every now and then by 40+ knot wind blasts. The bay has … Continue reading →

The weather forecast is grim. Here’s what we’re currently looking at with our area highlighted : Southeast 30 knots gusting 40 knots, but 35 knots gusting 45 knots north of Whangaparaoa Peninsula, rising to 40 knots gusting 50 knots but … Continue reading →