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In the 7 days ending Feb 22, 2020:

activity	#	time	miles		km		+m
Misc Outdoor activities ( sailing , etc)	7	15:30:00	0.75		1.21
Hiking	5	5:54:17	11.14	(31:48)	17.93	(19:45)	497
Swimming	4	40:00	0.62	(1:04:22)	1.0	(40:00)
Total	11	22:04:17	12.52		20.14		497

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Saturday Feb 22, 2020 #

Misc Outdoor activities ( sailing , etc) (sailing) 3:00:00 [1]

Hauraki Gulf sail day 4: from Bon Accord harbor (Stockyard Bay) motor sailed jib only (because main halyard disconnected) and lost up the mast !) into the increasingly strong W and SW winds with remains of big swells from N.

Anchored at Tiritiri Matangi Island on W side by wharf and dinghyed in to shore for walk on the singing island . Birds were noticeably singing loudly ; we could hear them when at anchor.

After touring the island and short swim we set up S into the strong winds and motored to NE side of Motutapu Island and anchored in station bay for the night .

Swimming 5:00 [3] 0.1 km (50:00 / km)

swims around the boat at anchor

11 AM

Hiking 1:30:00 [3] 3.0 mi (30:00 / mi) +60m 28:15 / mi

Hiking on Tiritiri Matangi island

http://www.tiritirimatangi.org.nz/

This is a pest free island that the vegetation has been being restored for the last 25 years. It has an awesome array of birds tui , takahe and little blue penguin. We hiked up the wattle track stopping at the bird stations on the way , and arrived at light house in thunderstorm and heavy rain (where large group of humans were sheltering) . Carried on back along ridge track to Hobbs Bay and saw little blue penguins in their nesting boxes. Then back to the boat for lunch and swim.

Friday Feb 21, 2020 #

Misc Outdoor activities ( sailing , etc) (sailing) 5:00:00 [3]

Hauraki Gulf sailing day 3: sail from Hooks Bay approx 30 nm across the open waters to Kawau Island . Very nice broad reach mostly under full sail. Anchored in remote E half of Bostaquet Bay for lunch and swims.

Then motor sailed round W side of Kawau Island to Stockyard Bay in Bon Accord harbor for the night .

3 PM

Swimming 15:00 [2] 0.5 km (30:00 / km)

swimming /snorkeling from boat to shore (2x) at anchorage in E part of Bostaquet Bay where we anchored for late lunch after beautiful sail 30 nm from E end of Waiheke Island.
a few fish about

Thursday Feb 20, 2020 #

Misc Outdoor activities ( sailing , etc) (sailing) 3:00:00 [1]

sailing day 2 : Oneroa Bay on Waiheke Island to Hooks Bay for lunch and swim , then on to Man O War Bay (with vineyard and did wine tasting). Leisurely afternoon at winery before sailing back to hooks Bay for the night

Misc Outdoor activities ( sailing , etc) (dinghy rowing) 10:00 [2] 0.25 mi (40:02 / mi)

row to beach and back for winery visit in Man O war Bay on Waiheke Island

Swimming 10:00 [3] 0.2 km (50:00 / km)

swimming around the boat at lunch, and evening

Wednesday Feb 19, 2020 #

9 AM

Misc Outdoor activities ( sailing , etc) (Sailing) 1:50:00 [1]

Day 1 of Hauraki Gulf charter of 32' Bavaria Catherine (Lori and I). Set out from Bayswater Marina after breakfast in Belmont. Motor sailed through the busy Auckland harbour to Islington Bay for the hike to summit of Rangitoto Island.

11 AM

Hiking 2:11:55 [3] 3.87 mi (34:05 / mi) +237m 28:39 / mi

hike from Islington bay to the summit of Rangitoto Volcano with large crater on top and excellent views of Auckland and the Hauraki Gulf. Last eruption was apparently 600 years ago; lava fields were quite well covered in vegetation . Saw large school group on way back down . Warm sunny and dry .

Misc Outdoor activities ( sailing , etc) (dinghy rowing) 20:00 [3] 0.5 mi (39:59 / mi)

rowing the dinghy to shore and back in Islington Bay

Swimming 10:00 [2] 0.2 km (50:00 / km)

a few laps of the boat whilst we were at anchor in Islington Bay

3 PM

Misc Outdoor activities ( sailing , etc) (sailing) 2:00:00 [1]

sail from Islington Bay to Oneroa Bay on Waiheke Island where we anchored for the night in the bay and had excellent dinner at the Vino Vino restaurant

Tuesday Feb 18, 2020 #

Note

took uber to Bayswater Marina and got ready for the sailing (provisioning in Devoport) plus touring the town and walking up North Head

Monday Feb 17, 2020 #

10 AM

Hiking 37:22 [3] 1.41 mi (26:30 / mi)

hike to the W Coast (NZ) volcanic sand beach of Karekare with a brief swim in the waves. Sand was black and hot !

Misc Outdoor activities ( sailing , etc) (Body surfing) 10:00 [3]

Body surfing on Piha beach (until it started to rain and we left ). Biggish waves but with little push to them

11 AM

Hiking 15:00 [3] 1.0 mi (15:00 / mi)

hike along dead end trail along river at N end of Piha Beach . Trail closed due to Kauro dieback restrictions

1 PM

Hiking 1:20:00 [3] 3.0 km (26:40 / km) +200m 20:00 / km

hike the bottom and then the top of the KiteKite waterfalls near Piha in NZ

awesome falls and nice swimming holes at the top. We swam at the top .

http://waterfalls.co.nz/waterfalls-by-region/116-n...

Sunday Feb 16, 2020 #

Note

Train ride on the Northern Explorer from Palmerston North to Auckland

Lots of spectacular scenery and the Raurimu Spiral (1 in 52 gradient dropping
139 meters in 6.9 km)

https://www.greatjourneysofnz.co.nz/northern-explo...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raurimu_Spiral

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