Shag Bay to Coromandel Harbour

When we awoke our anchorage had become a little bit rolly, and because it was a rocky bottom we hadn't slept particularly well as we were listening to our anchor chain grate on the rocks all night. So rather than wait around, we had a quick coffee and bite to eat before we set off.

Once we were out of our little bay, it became apparent why our anchorage had become so rolly. We were greeted by a very messy sea with some bigger than expected chop of about 1m. We motored into the wind for a bit until we were able to bear away and pull some sails out. Nathan liked the first headland we went around, because it actually looked like it had a head, but it didn't seem to like him so much as it appeared to give us the middle finger as we went by.

Vela cracked herself up along the way at her own joke:
Vela - "why did the chicken cross the road?"
Nathan - "why?"
Vela - "becaaaawws!"

We continued around the top of the Coromandel, through a couple of rain showers which dropped the temperature significantly, and ran into our favourite pirate ship again - The Spirit of New Zealand. On our way, we pulled in a little Kahawai for dinner.

We arrived into Coromandel Harbour, picked out a spot to shelter from the incoming SW wind, and settled in. Vela turned the Kahawai into a delicious hotpot with some rice noodles for dinner.Read more