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Post by Cantab on Dec 16, 2023 10:37:21 GMT 12
Any local advice on places in the Auckland / gulf island area that you can get fresh supplies easily by dinghy from anchor? Bread, fruit, veges sort of stuff.
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Post by ComfortZone on Dec 16, 2023 11:52:46 GMT 12
Any local advice on places in the Auckland / gulf island area that you can get fresh supplies easily by dinghy from anchor? Bread, fruit, veges sort of stuff. Leigh, Oneroa, Coromandel, Whitianga and Port Fitzroy. Left Tryphena off the list cos you cannot anchor their, altho feasible if someone can stay on the boat and while it drifts around whilst others go ashore. Warkworth and Matakana if you are up for the trip up their respective rivers. Not sure if KBBC sells supplies.
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Post by fish on Dec 16, 2023 14:30:55 GMT 12
Any local advice on places in the Auckland / gulf island area that you can get fresh supplies easily by dinghy from anchor? Bread, fruit, veges sort of stuff. If you are after bigger stock-ups from a super market, both Stanmore Bay and Arkles have supermarkets within about a 10 min walk. Not waterfront shopping, but easy safe anchorages. Live aboard mates used to use either bay depending on the wind when they needed a re-supply. Stanmore has a New World, flat walk all the way. Arkles has a Countdown. Straight up a hill
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Post by harrytom on Dec 16, 2023 18:11:47 GMT 12
There is a Countdown at waiheke,close to ostend or a fresh choice at 1/2 moon bay. If in Coromandel anchor well out from wharf and they have a new 4 square there at new world prices. Not ideal in sw blow
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Post by ComfortZone on Dec 19, 2023 15:43:23 GMT 12
On our way, just passed Maori Rock, making like a launch into the sea breeze, bound for Port Fitzroy
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Post by Cantab on Dec 19, 2023 17:11:37 GMT 12
Peach Cove tonight, very peaceful. Nice walk and a swim, 21.5c already. North in the morning.
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Post by sabre on Dec 19, 2023 20:08:06 GMT 12
Summer plans are firming up nicely. 8 weeks off plus another two if I really need them. 2 casual staff lined up to help my current staff look after things here.
Boat is well sorted now with my "to do" list looking manageable. Down to Marlborough sounds and Abel tasman and hopefully a bit further south if all is going well.
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Post by Cantab on Dec 20, 2023 12:21:35 GMT 12
Massive school of Dolphins outside cape Brett, babies too
Don't they know someone in Wellington made them a special playground just around the corner?
I reckon they figured out they are allowed to play with the boats out here.
Fresh fish for lunch too.
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Post by Fogg on Dec 20, 2023 12:27:08 GMT 12
Hey Cantab - just so I’m getting my references right, do I understand that you are up from somewhere down south visiting northland right now?
Or have I got that completely wrong (usually the case)? 😊
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Post by Cantab on Dec 20, 2023 12:36:15 GMT 12
Yeah, you got it completely wrong. Boat usually lives in BOI, been in Whangarei for a while, I live down there. Cantab is where I'm from, a long time ago. Not sure which way cruising over summer, pretty odd weather pattern again. Just taking boat to its home for a start, pretty nice day for it. Going to be hard to get boats up north for next we while I think. Barrier in for a few visitors I suspect.
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Post by Cantab on Dec 20, 2023 12:37:26 GMT 12
Was asking about Auckland because I never spent much time actually cruising around there.
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Post by Fogg on Dec 20, 2023 12:51:23 GMT 12
Right ok got it.
I had the idea you weren’t local to Gulf but for some reason thought you were from S not N.
As I said not unusual to get it wrong! 😊
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Post by sabre on Dec 20, 2023 13:30:51 GMT 12
Massive school of Dolphins outside cape Brett, babies too Don't they know someone in Wellington made them a special playground just around the corner? I reckon they figured out they are allowed to play with the boats out here. Fresh fish for lunch too. Dolphins appear to be doing very well for themselves. I was talking to a tourist operator in Tauranga and apparently they are finding acres of them and heaps of babies amongst them. They are only allowed to spend 90 minutes with them but because they are encountering so many they are having to give them a wide berth on the way home. Hopefully they are finding enough to eat..
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Post by Fogg on Dec 20, 2023 14:23:46 GMT 12
That’s really good to hear.
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Post by ComfortZone on Dec 21, 2023 7:52:45 GMT 12
Just glorious weather here at Gt Barrier. Spent the night in the bay just to the north of Fitzroy (no name, has a little island at the south end). View to Port Abercrombie this morning Water is so clear we can see the anchor in about 7m of water making the most of it while we can, forecast for next week not looking so good
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