Christmas 2006/2007:Barrier –Broken Islands and Fitzroy

Left Bayswater after work on Friday and headed down to Owhanake for the night (a nice change from Isy Bay!). Had a sort of barbeque on board. The next day we headed off for Barrier, supposed to be SW but we had the wind on the nose all the way across! Anchored in a very pleasant spot in the Broken Islands. Went out the next day to get some crays from our usual spot (where? now that would be telling). Got a bit rolly later on in the anchorage so we headed round into Fitzroy, as we were motoring in we spotted some familiar looking boats and headed across to Kiwiriki to join Gosi and Whisper who were a few drinks ahead of us on board Whisper. The next day was Christmas. We took the dinghy and got some crays and scallops for Christmas dinner which was spent on Whisper drinking too much and enjoying ourselves. Spent a lazy day before making the most of the settled weather to go around to the other side of Barrier.

CP is not a fan of sailing but will deign to eat the catch!