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Waitapu Bay in Whangaroa Harbor Photo Log

January 22-28, 2015

We were in Whangaroa harbor almost a week, but mostly it was doing life sort of things like school, so there aren’t many photos.

Logbook – January 22, 2015 (Mangonui to Whangaroa)

Passage Log Highlights

  • 0915 Engines on/depart Mangonui
  • 0940 Port engine off
  • 1111 Engines on (both)

Daily Notes

  • T/Boys – Motor Exodus to Whangaroa
  • D- run in Mangonui, drive up the hill to the Pa for a spectacular view. Breakfast @ Little Kitchen. Drive to Whangaroa.
Mangonui to Whangaroa
Whangaroa Harbor
Anchored in Waitapu Bay

Logbook – January 23, 2015 (Whangaroa)

Daily Notes

  • T/Boys/Jack – Scallop hunt 😦
Brenden loves his spicy hamachi rolls. He doesn’t even bother slicing them, just eats them like a burrito

Logbook – January 24, 2015 (Whangaroa)

Daily Notes

Te Paki Sand Dunes (we remembered the boogie boards this time)
Post-dune beers
Preparing the girls for their college days
Alex let Jade give him a ponytail
Lookin good
Playing at the campground
Crazy sleeping bag kids….
Cleo, Elizabeth, and Brenden
I take the grilling of potatoes and onions quite seriously

Logbook – January 25, 2015 (Whangaroa)

Daily Notes

  • D – run along the waterfront
  • Boys back at noon, very tired

Logbook – January 26, 2015 (Whangaroa)

Daily Notes

  • After school – Hike up to St. Paul’s rock. Very short section with a chain. Awesome views.
The floating dock near at the boat ramp. At low tide it would be fully resting on the ground. Not much of a dock then.

Logbook – January 27, 2015 (Whangaroa)

Daily Notes

  • D – slept all day
  • Boys – movies & games
  • Fish curry for dinner

Email to family and friends dated January 27, 2015

Subject: Exodus – Whangaroa Harbor

Whangaroa harbor is a huge bay with lots of nooks and crannies, and we are currently anchored by our lonesome in one of the offshoots called Waitapu Bay. It is about a mile dinghy ride to “town” which consists of a marina, a fishing club/restaurant, and a small general store. We’ve enjoyed a couple of day trips by car to hang out with a couple other kid boats, and the boys even got to stay over at a campground with them the other night. Yesterday afternoon we had a family hike up to the top of St. Paul’s Rock which was a relatively short, steep hike up to a spectacular 360 deg view of the entire harbor. Hopefully in the next few days we’ll get good weather to head back down to Opua and start prepping for our big road trip and Mom and John’s visit.
Love and miss you all,
-D.

Logbook – January 28, 2015 (Whangaroa)

Daily Notes

  • D – 8 km run on shore.
  • Science experiment day
  • Boys – dinghy surfing

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