Hi everyone,
After a month in Whangaroa we needed to reprovision. We had two choices - a very expensive taxi ride to the nearby town of Kaeo or a 20nm sail to the town of Mangonui. We chose the latter.
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| Mangonui Pub |
We had a good sail from Whangaroa to Manganui. Mostly a broad reach in light-moderate SE winds.
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| Track |
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| Departing Whangaroa Harbour |
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| Approaching Mangonui |
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| Anchored in the river |
We arrived at about 1400. By 1500 we were dinking ashore. It took three round trips to take all the provisions back aboard. After that we had fish & chips with the crew of sv Masterplan.
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| Main dinghy dock |
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| Supermarket |
The following day we explored the town and walked to Coopers Beach to get some exercise. It's a nice beach and has a bigger supermarket than Mangonui. We'd found just about everything we needed in Mangonui and it'd be hard work carrying it back from Coopers Beach.
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| Alternate dinghy dock |
Back in Mangonui we had a nice fish'n'chips lunch at the pub and went for a walk S out of town to explore. Then to the Postmistress bar for a final round of drinks.
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| The pub's macaw |
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| Nice eateries |
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| Nice beer |
That evening a light N wind came in and we didn't sleep well. The anchorage is well protected apart from N-NW winds. Very good holding in 6m over mud. The following morning we sailed back to Whangaroa. A light airs beat out of the bay followed by a beam reach.
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| Track |
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| Sailing back to Whangaroa |
Back in Whangaroa we anchored for a couple of nights. With a windy and rainy weather outlook we booked into the marina, this time for a week. There we can to get ashore for walks, have showers, do our laundry and enjoy the Game Fishing Club.
Still hoping for a weather window to take us 'over the top' and S to South Island.
Trust all's well where you are!
