Homeward bound

We are tonight anchored in Whangamumu; a slight roll coming in but otherwise beautiful and tranquil. Position latitude 35 degrees 14.971 minutes south longitude 174 degrees 17.889 minutes east. We are anchored off the old whaling station but didn't go ashore for a haircut this time!! Met a guy sailing on his own up from Auckland who turned out to be an old Cape Horner. What an acheivement to have on one's CV! We didn't get very far today because the winds were very light and against us but we are hopeful that tomorrow the winds will be behind us and we should get down to Urquarts Bay inside Whangarei Heads in reasonable time. As always it's impressive coming around Cape Brett with Piercy Island and the massive rock formations. We came through the gap between Piercy and Brett this time in contrast to our earlier sail north when we were some miles off.
Yesterday, while in Opunga we went ashore and discovered a track through beautiful native bush to the top of a nearby hill - great to get off the boat for a while. Then wandered around the old Frater cottages which probably are still the same as they were getting on for 80 years ago - possibly even older. Not sure whether they're still owned by the Frater family now but it's certainly nostalgic to see them so well preserved in their original state.
We are looking forward to a good sail tomorrow and will be leaving fairly early to take advantage of the northerlies that are supposed to be starting.
Cheers,
Jim and Jean (Gina)

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