Cooks Beach to Whitianga (and back)

The big event for the day is that we are set to pick up Alla and her two girls, Liza & Lena from Whitianga. But first, Nathan made the most of the calm water and went for a paddleboard. Along the way he was treated to a couple of eagle ray encounters, clear water, white sand, and schools of small fish.

With the washing hung up over the rail, we pulled up the anchor and headed over to Whitianga where we anchored at the mouth of the estuary. After lunch, we headed into town where Vela got her nails done and Nathan found a few key fishing and sailing supplies.

Alla and the girls arrived around 6pm and we had dinner at the Irish pub before ferrying everyone and the supplies out to Starling.

We then motored back over to Cooks Beach (with two very excited girls) for the evening and were treated to a bit of stargazing before we finally settled down for bedtime.Read more