Monday 17th April, John and I spent a leisurely day in Tauranga looking around the shops and visitng the art museum, then we went to the supermarket to stock up on supplies before heading out to the boat. Arrived on ‘Thistle Down’ at about 4pm. Put all the provisions away and settled in for the evening there was a fantastic full moon over Motuhoa Is.

Chicken curry and rice for dinner a bit of a read then off to sleep before our adventure begins.