Ruthe Passage

Well, with fresh water on board being very limited, we had to bite the bullet and head towards Waiheke. But first, Nathan had a little early morning fish which provided one of the first "decent" snapper of our trip, around 35cm.

Mid morning we hauled up the anchor and set off. On our way out we witnessed an unusual set of waves that looked like the wake from a boat, but there weren't any boats around to cause it. Not 100% sure what caused it, but best guess is it might have been some sort of tidal effect.

We had an uneventful motor across the Firth, directly into a 5kt westerly, so unfortunately we couldn't get her any of our sails out. Once we arrived, we headed to the wharf at Oropiu bay for fresh water, but a 20kt SW kicked up so we opted to wait for calmer weather to attempt this. We headed to Chamberlain's Bay to hide from the wind.

Vela cooked up an epic new dish for lunch. Using some freshly caught snapper sashimi she made a don bowl. That will definitely be going on the menu!

It feels a bit surreal to officially be back in Auckland (although we don't count it until we see the sky tower). Starting to feel a bit sad that our journey is nearly over. One more weekend with friends before we pack up and head into the next chapter of our journey.Read more