Exploring Pelorus Sound

5am and the alarms were going off. Nathan got a good telling off from Vela when he turned the lights on to get dressed - he proceeded to return the telling off and hurry Vela out of bed so we wouldn't miss the tide. Outside was a steady drizzle, but no wind, so not too bad for getting out of Havelock Marina and the narrow channel.

We negotiated the lights of the channel (too dark to see just yet) and slowly made our way out to deeper water. After an hour or so we decided to stop for a nap, Nathan fired up the coffee machine and stayed up, attempting to catch a fish.

Another workup appeared and Amin pulled in a nice Kahawai to be added to the fridge. Cil and Amin prepared a mini continental breakfast with a range of delicious spreads and preserves (which absolutely hit the spot).

We then continued on towards Portage, seeing close to 30kt from our wind gear, before finding a sheltered spot to stop for the night. All in all it was a little bit of a "meh" day because of the weather, but we introduced Amin and Cil to Catan, so that (along with some pina colada's) proceeded to take up the rest of the afternoon/evening - I think they're hooked!

Vela cooked up the Kahawai in a hotpot with her famous fried potato dish for dinner, and we cracked a bottle of soju to share as wellLæs mere