Chilling at Waitaia Bay

Couple of chill days at Waitaia Bay - for Nathan at least, while Vela has been slaving away earning a last little bit of cash before we leave the country. Sunrises, sunsets, paddleboarding and afternoon swims filled our days.

A couple of work ups came past the boat, which prompted a little bit of fun catching kahawai on some light gear, releasing them because we have enough on board.

We jumped in the water for a dive one morning, and had some very cool underwater landscape to explore. Fingers of rock stretching out over the sand, with some cool overhangs to check out. While exploring one such overhang, we found a nest of crayfish all huddled into the crevices. Nathan plucked the largest one out, while Vela practiced her technique and "yoinked" a smaller one - which was put back to get bigger for next year. The larger one turned out to be a male, which was just over the legal size, so Vela turned him into a delicious meal full of Chinese spices and other goodies!Read more