We lifted anchor at 5:20am and set sail to Laurieton (Camden Haven) knowing the breeze was going to die down we wanted to get as much under our belt as we could. We sailed with 10-15 kn W and a very calm sea. I waited patiently for sunrise & then kept my eye on the horizon for water spouts. It seems whales like to sleep in as it has been late morning before we have spotted them each time. They weren’t going to disappoint us today, we had several encounters as close as 50m away. We had a pod of 6 that were happy slapping their fins.

The wind died as we were approaching Camden Haven so we put the motor on & motor sailed. I was a little bored so I decided to recast our lure that we had out. As I let it out, I had just flicked the lever over & BANG I had a fish. Once we landed it on the boat we identified to be a Tuna, a perfect size for dinner.

 

I do like these conditions!

Negotiating the bar & channel into Laurieton was a little daunting as you had to zig zag down the channel, as we were a little earlier than expected it was an ebb tide. We slowly made our way keeping a watchful eye on our depth. 2.5m was the shallowest we crossed, we draw 1.67m so plenty under the keel.

We were able to moor up to the United Services Club jetty, where one can stay for free for a maximum of 5 days. They are happy to provide a key to the toilet & shower for $50 which is refunded on return of the key.
 
We enjoyed Roast night at the club with Della Rue, we concluded that we may have been the youngest there.