Departure

We left Lyttelton very early one morning with ice on the deck and motored out of the inner harbour for the first time since arriving from the Marlborough Sounds after our passage back from the islands. We motor sailed in light winds accompanied by Hector's dolphins to Akaroa. The late afternoon was sunny and we spent it celebrating being back cruising. The forecast allowed for a lie in as we wanted to wait for a southerly to blow through before continuing on our way south. We mostly motor-sailed to Port Pegasus in Stewart Island, sailing the last bit as the wind increased (and increased until we were down to the third reef and a scrap of stays'l). The radar was useful as we entered Port Pegasus late in the evening and dropped anchor for the first time in years.