Matapoua Bay - Wharekaho

This morning we were lucky enough to have a period of fine weather, so we made the most of it and got the paddleboard, dinghy and dive gear out and headed to a little beach. Nathan shot a couple of goat fish and a leather jacket for lunch while Vela practiced her free diving and the others played on the beach and paddleboard.

Afterwards we motored through a heavy rain squall to Wharekaho where we enjoyed a little swim before we headed back to Whitianga. With bad weather forecast for tomorrow, Alla and the girls decided to leave early. On the way, there was a massive workup of Kahawai, Nathan caught a small Kahawai which went in the freezer for bait, while Liza pulled in a whopper which was filleted for Alla to take home.

After a little bit of a sad goodbye, Vela made a successful drop off back to shore in the dinghy. We then headed back to Wharekaho, where we are likely to spend a couple of days hiding from the worst of the weather.Читать далее