The wind turns

Hi
A further update. The wind went NW today and was very light - hardly ever exceeded 10 knots. So there was some motor sailing to be done. Cape Brett was spectacular as always and when we stopped to anchor in a bay in the BOI on the SE end of Moturua we had an added bonus. There was a school of dolphins in the bay leaping and generally cavorting and 3 dogs on the beach going mad!! They eventually swam with the dolphins - probably thought they could get them to come onto the beach to play!! In the meantime we anchored and they stayed in the near vicinity for at least 2 hours. It was great to see them up close like that; much better than when moving at any speed. They rolled over as they came up alongside and looked at us and bumped the boat probably hoping we'd come and play.
One thing I forgot to mention the other day - when we were at Mimiwhangata we were visited by HM Customs, probably attracted by our Scottish flag! They wanted to establish that we were a NZ yacht or, if foreign, that we had cleared in. The surveillance is certainly stepped up these days but at what cost? Their boat was a large motor launch with at least 6 crew. We were also buzzed by an Air Force Hercules coming up to Whangamumu. Still, there are a large number of boats heading to NZ at the moment. We listen to Russell Radio's evening scheds and it's fascinating hearing boats reporting their current positions. Tonight we acted as a radio relay for a couple of boats that Russell Radio couldn't hear but we were picking up loud and clear. So it certainly seems that our SSB installation problems have been well and truly sorted in Whangarei - thanks Murray.
Kerrin - glad to hear that all is progressing with "Jado". What boat doesn't go over budget? The Tiare and I know all about that!! It almost sounds as though those copper tanks were the originals! How did you manage to source those?
One other matter - we have received the odd email where the sender has hit the reply button. If you wish to reply to us (and we are always very pleased to hear from you) then please send a fresh email as these emails are sent and received from and to the boat by HF radio. From here they go to a Sailmail station in NSW where they are converted into conventional emails. If you hit the reply button our original message to you simply gets re-transmitted back to us clogging up the airwaves.
As always hope all is well and looking forward to hearing your news.
Cheers,
Jim and Gina (Jean)